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Roman Polanski was born on 18 August 1933, in interbellum Paris. He was the son of Bula (aka "Bella") Katz-Przedborska and Mojżesz (or Maurycy) Liebling (later Polański), a painter and manufacturer of sculptures, who after World War II was known as Ryszard Polański. Polanski's father was Jewish and originally from Poland.
IMDb provides an overview of the life and career of Roman Polanski, a Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Learn about his early years, his acclaimed films, his controversies and his recent projects.
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A list of 23 movies directed by Roman Polanski, from Knife in the Water to Carnage, with ratings, summaries, and cast information. Browse the titles, genres, and languages of Polanski's films and discover his signature style and themes.
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- Carnage (2011) “Carnage,” a black comedy based on Yasmina Reza’s play “God of Carnage,” presents a meeting of two middle-aged couples (John C. Reilly and Jodie Foster, Christoph Waltz and Kate Winslet), who gather in order to discuss the situation where one of their children hit another couple’s child with a hockey stick in the face.
- The Ninth Gate (1999) On paper, “The Ninth Gate” should be the next Polański masterpiece. The popular novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, “The Club Dumas,” where a “book detective” searches for a novel written by Lucifer himself, should be a perfect ground for a movie adaptation, one that would be a combination of the noir sensitivity of “Chinatown” and a Satanic horror movie like “Rosemary’s Baby.”
- Oliver Twist (2005) At first glance, Polański isn’t a typical choice to direct Charles Dickens’ literary classic “Oliver Twist.” But considering the director’s biography, particularly his rough childhood during World War II, there is a visible parallel between the cases of the young Oliver Twist fighting for his honor on the streets of London during the Industrial Revolution, and young Polański, who was caught up with his family in the ghettos, then hiding from the Nazis in a Polish province.
- The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) “The Fearless Vampire Killers” is the first movie by Polański shot in color. The story happens in the 19th century and is about an eccentric professor named Abronsius (Jack MacGowran) and his awkward assistant Alfred (played by Polański himself), who arrives in a small Transylvanian town in order to find the evidence for existence of the legendary bloodsuckers called vampires.
4 days ago · Roman Polanski, French Polish director, screenwriter, and actor who, through a variety of film genres, explored themes of isolation, desire, and absurdity. His notable movies included Rosemary’s Baby, Chinatown, and The Pianist.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Known for his films, charges against him of statutory rape, and for his wife's murder by Charles Manson, Roman Polanski is a complex and controversial figure.
Jul 18, 2022 · Transcripts made public Monday suggest a judge intended to sentence Roman Polanski to a 90-day sentence on charges he sexually abused a child in 1977, opening the door for a legal option to end...
