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Release Date: 1/27/2009
Original Release: 2008
Format: DVD
Length: 100 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable)
UPC: 014381526523
Studio: Image Entertainment, Inc.

Directed by: Marina Zenovich

Categories: Musical & Performing Arts, Media Arts, Documentary, Scandal, Theatrical Release, Film About Film, Filmmakers, Film History, Film Directors

Description
In 1977, director Roman Polanski was untouchable. Film such as ROSEMARY'S BABY and CHINATOWN had cemented his reputation, and he staged a successful return to filmmaking following the death of his wife, Sharon Tate, in '69. But his appetite for narcotics and free love landed him in serious trouble with the law after an ill-fated photo shoot with 13-year-old Samantha Gailey led to full sexual intercourse. ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRED is a documentary that looks at the court case and media feeding frenzy that followed Polanski's arrest in '77. Director Marina Zenovich takes an intriguing approach by focusing less on the incident itself, and more on the actions of the judge who presided over the case. Polanski isn't interviewed, but key figures such as the two opposing lawyers and Gailey all step forward to offer a harsh critique of judge Laurence Rittenband's handling of the trial.

Zenovich's film is a real triumph. She expertly blends archival footage of Polanski with current-day reflections on the case from a host of key players. The build-up to the director's eventual exit and exile from the U.S. is executed with real tension, and the biggest surprise is that no one involved on either side of the case blamed Polanski for fleeing. Rittenband is painted as a highly corrupt, media-hungry figure whose ego dominated the proceedings. No one involved in the case denies that Polanski did something terribly wrong, but it's to Zenovich's credit that she doesn't dwell on this point. Instead she forms a harsh critique of a justice system that allows people like Rittenband to operate freely. The only missing part of the puzzle is the judge himself, who died in '93. But the body of evidence against his actions is skillfully dissected in this impressive feature.

DVD Features


Keep Case
Full Frame -
1.33
Widescreen -
1.78
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Interviews
Deleted Scenes
Audio Commentary: Marina Zenovich, Director; Joe Bini, Editor
Trailers: Theatrical

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Awards
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Technical Specifications
  • Color - Color


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Average Rating: 4 / 5
Number of Reviews: 3 (view all)
4 / 5  Posted on July 27, 2008
Reviewed by: Jarrod

Roman Polanski's life has been both tragic and scandalous. As a boy, he lost his parents in the Holocaust, and as an adult, his pregnant wife Sharon Tate, was savagely murdered by the Manson clan. In...
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4 / 5  Posted on June 25, 2008
Reviewed by: Ben

"Roman Polanski's here. Get him!" -Steve Martin at the 75th Annual Academy Awards. That same year, Polanski won the Best Director Oscar for "The Pianist." We all know this story. Of how Roman was put...
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4 / 5  Posted on June 10, 2008
Reviewed by: Movie Addict

There is no doubt that America lost one of its greatest directors when Roman Polanski fled to France after pleading guilty to having sex with a minor. He already had Oscar nominations for Rosemary's...
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