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ORIGINAL TITLE:  Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

DIRECTED BY: Laurent Bouzereau

STARS: Roman Polanski,  Andrew Braunsberg, Catherine Deneuve, Pawel Edelman, Barbara Lass, Emmanuelle Seigner, Sharon Tate, Andrzej Wajda

DURATION: 90 minutes

GENRE:  Documentary

SYNOPSIS: The documentary tells the extraordinary story of Roman Polanski’s life, beginning with his childhood in the Cracow ghetto, his first films in Poland, the move to Paris, his career in Europe and America, crowned with an Oscar for THE PIANIST, the tragedy of the murder of his pregnant wife Sharon Tate in Los Angeles, the controversy surrounding his arrest in 1977, through to his work and life today in France with his wife Emmanuelle Seigner. The conversations were recorded during Roman Polanski's stay in his home in Gstaad where he was under house arrest for several months after he was apprehended on his way to the Zurich Film Festival in 2009.

 

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AWARDS AND FESTIVALS

FESTIVAL DE CANNES

Special Screening 

BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS

Nominated for best documentary

REVIEWS

«A rare opportunity to hear a master filmmaker speak about his life»  

The Playlist

«Undoubtedly enlightening»  

The Guardian

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