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ROMAN POLANSKI/ 2011
(  Satoshi Kinoshita )
| Series: | Prints on paper: Portraits 2 | | Medium: | Giclée on Japanese matte paper | | Size (inches): | 16.5 x 11.7 (paper size) | | Size (mm): | 420 x 297 (paper size) | | Edition size: | 25 | | Catalog #: | PP_0199 | | Description: | From an edition of 25. Signed, titled, date, copyright, edition in pencil on the reverse / Aside from the numbered edition of 5 artist's proofs and 2 printer's proofs.
"The best films are because of nobody but the director."
- Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski -
Roman Polanski (born 18 August 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, Britain, France and the USA, he is considered one of the few "truly international filmmakers."[1] Polanski's films have inspired diverse directors, including the Coen Brothers,[2] Atom Egoyan,[3] Darren Aronofsky,[4] Park Chan-wook,[5] Abel Ferrara,[6] and Wes Craven.[7]
Born in Paris to Polish parents, he moved with his family back to Poland in 1937, shortly before the outbreak of World War II.[8] He survived the Holocaust and was educated in Poland and became a director of both art house and commercial films.[9] Polanski's first feature-length film, Knife in the Water (1962), made in Poland, was nominated for a United States Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film but was beaten by Federico Fellini's 8˝. He has since received five more Oscar nominations, along with two Baftas, four Césars, a Golden Globe Award and the Palme d'Or of the Cannes Film Festival in France. In the United Kingdom he directed three films, beginning with Repulsion (1965). In 1968 he moved to the United States, and cemented his status by directing the Oscar-winning horror film Rosemary's Baby (1968).
In 1969, Polanski's pregnant wife, Sharon Tate, was murdered by members of the Manson Family while staying at Polanski's Benedict Canyon home above Los Angeles.[10] Following Tate's death, Polanski returned to Europe and spent much of his time in Paris and Gstaad, but did not direct another film until Macbeth (1971) in England. The following year he went to Italy to make What? (1973) and subsequently spent the next five years living near Rome. However, he traveled to Hollywood to direct Chinatown (1974). The film was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, and was a critical and box-office success.[11] Polanski's next film, The Tenant (1976), was shot in France, and completed the "Apartment Trilogy", following Repulsion and Rosemary's Baby.[12]
In 1977, after a photo shoot in Los Angeles, Polanski was arrested for the sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl and pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawful sex with a minor.[13] To avoid sentencing, Polanski fled to his home in London, eventually settling in France. In September 2009, he was arrested by Swiss police at the request of U.S. authorities, which also asked for his extradition.[14][15][16] The Swiss rejected that request, and instead released him from custody, declaring him a "free man."[17] During an interview for a later film documentary, he offered his apology to the woman for that unlawful sexual encounter,[18] and in a separate interview with Swiss TV he said that he has regretted that episode for the last 33 years.[19]
Polanski continued to make films such as The Pianist (2002), a World War II true story drama about a Jewish-Polish musician. The film won three Academy Awards including Best Director, along with numerous international awards. He also directed other films, including Oliver Twist (2005), a story which parallels his own life as a "young boy attempting to triumph over adversity.[1] His most recent film is The Ghost Writer (2010) (known as The Ghost in the UK), adapted from the novel by Robert Harris, a thriller focusing on a ghostwriter working with a former British Prime Minister (loosely based on Tony Blair). It won six European Film Awards in 2010, including best movie, director, actor and screenplay.[20]
Notes:
1. ^ a b c d Freer, Ian. Movie Makers, Quercus (2009) pp. 129–131
2. ^ Levine, Josh (2000). The Coen Brothers: The Story of Two American Filmmakers. Toronto: ECW Press. pp. 83. ISBN 1550224247.
3. ^ Howell, Peter. "TIFF's salute to Roman Polanski, cinema's enfant terrible". Retrieved 12/22/2011.
4. ^ Ditzian, Eric. "'Black Swan' Director Darren Aronofsky On Ballet, Natalie Portman And Lesbian Kisses". Retrieved 12/22/2011.
5. ^ Tasker, Yvonne (2010). Fifty Contemporary Film Directors. London: Routledge. ISBN 0415554330.
6. ^ Hays, Matthew. "Gun Crazy: Abel Ferrara on his gender-busting cult movie Ms. 45". Retrieved 12/22/2011.
7. ^ Craven, Wes (26 October 2009). "10 Movies that Shook ME Up". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 12/22/2011.
8. ^ Yuddy Today: Roman Polanski biodata
9. ^ "Law in Action: Polanski Libel Case". BBC Radio 4. 19 November 2004. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
10. ^ "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired". Retrieved 25 January 2009.
11. ^ a b "Chinatown (1974) at IMDb". Retrieved January 2009.
12. ^ a b c Amanda Mae Meyncke (2 July 2008). "Roman Polanski's Apartment Trilogy Still As Artful As Ever". Film.com.
13. ^ Cieply, Michael (11 October 2009). "In Polanski Case, '70s Culture Collides With Today". The New York Times.
14. ^ a b "Polanski arrested in connection with sex charge". CNN. 27 September 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
15. ^ a b "A Tribute to ... Roman Polanski". Zurich Film Festival. Retrieved 29 September2009.
16. ^ a b Pidd, Helen (28 September 2009). "Free Roman Polanski now, demand France and Poland". The Guardian (UK). Retrieved 22 May 2010.
17. ^ a b Cumming-Bruce, Nick; Cieply, Michael (12 July 2010). "Swiss Reject U.S. Request to Extradite Polanski". The New York Times.
18. ^ a b "Roman Polanski apologizes to victim in documentary", CNN, Sept. 29, 2011
19. ^ "Roman Polanski says child sex case led to 33 years of regret", Herald Sun, Oct. 2, 2011
20. ^ a b c "European Film Awards gives Roman Polanski's 'Ghost Writer' prize for best director and best movie" New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2010
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Polanski
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