Roman Polanski
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| - | '''Roman Polanski''' (born '''Raymond Liebling''', [[August 18]], [[1933]] in [[Paris]]) is a [[French people|Franco]]-[[Polish people|Polish]] [[film director]], [[writer]], [[actor]] and [[film producer|producer]]. A celebrated [[arthouse]] filmmaker, and [[Hollywood]] director of such films as ''[[Rosemary's Baby (film)|Rosemary's Baby]]'' (1968) and ''[[Chinatown (film)|Chinatown]]'' (1974), he is also known for his tumultuous [[personal life]]. In 1969, his wife, [[Sharon Tate]], was murdered by the [[Manson Family]]. In 1978, after pleading guilty to having unlawful [[sexual intercourse]] with a thirteen year old girl, Polanski fled to [[France]], where he now resides. | + | '''Roman Polanski''' (born '''Raymond Liebling''', [[August 18]], [[1933]] in [[Paris]]) is a [[French people|Franco]]-[[Polish people|Polish]] [[film director]], [[writer]], [[actor]] and [[film producer|producer]]. A celebrated [[arthouse]] filmmaker, and [[Hollywood]] director of such films as ''[[Rosemary's Baby (film)|Rosemary's Baby]]'' (1968) and ''[[Chinatown (film)|Chinatown]]'' (1974), he is also known for his [[tumultuous]] [[personal life]]. In 1969, his wife, [[Sharon Tate]], was murdered by the [[Manson Family]]. In 1978, after pleading guilty to having unlawful [[sexual intercourse]] with a thirteen year old girl, Polanski fled to [[France]], where he now resides. |
| Unwilling to return to the [[United States]] and face arrest, he has continued to direct films in Europe, including ''[[Frantic (film)|Frantic]]'' (1988), the Academy Award-winning and [[Cannes Film Festival]] [[Palme d'Or]]-winning ''[[The Pianist (film)|The Pianist]]'' (2002), and ''[[Oliver Twist (2005 film)|Oliver Twist]]'' (2005). | Unwilling to return to the [[United States]] and face arrest, he has continued to direct films in Europe, including ''[[Frantic (film)|Frantic]]'' (1988), the Academy Award-winning and [[Cannes Film Festival]] [[Palme d'Or]]-winning ''[[The Pianist (film)|The Pianist]]'' (2002), and ''[[Oliver Twist (2005 film)|Oliver Twist]]'' (2005). | ||
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Roman Polanski (born Raymond Liebling, August 18, 1933 in Paris) is a Franco-Polish film director, writer, actor and producer. A celebrated arthouse filmmaker, and Hollywood director of such films as Rosemary's Baby (1968) and Chinatown (1974), he is also known for his tumultuous personal life. In 1969, his wife, Sharon Tate, was murdered by the Manson Family. In 1978, after pleading guilty to having unlawful sexual intercourse with a thirteen year old girl, Polanski fled to France, where he now resides.
Unwilling to return to the United States and face arrest, he has continued to direct films in Europe, including Frantic (1988), the Academy Award-winning and Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or-winning The Pianist (2002), and Oliver Twist (2005).
Filmography
Film director
- Zaczarowany rower (aka Magical Bicycle) (1955)
- Morderstwo (aka A Murderer) (1957)
- Uśmiech zębiczny (aka A Toothful Smile) (1957)
- Rozbijemy zabawę (aka Break Up the Dance) (1957)
- Dwaj ludzie z szafą (aka Two Men and a Wardrobe) (1958)
- Lampa (aka The Lamp) (1959)
- Gdy spadają anioły (aka When Angels Fall) (1959)
- Le Gros et le maigre (aka The Fat and the Lean) (1960)
- Ssaki (aka Mammals) (1961)
- Nóż w wodzie (aka Knife in the Water) (1962)
- Les plus belles escroqueries du monde (aka The Beautiful Swindlers) - segment: "La rivière de diamants" (1964)
- Repulsion (1965)
- Cul-de-Sac (1966)
- The Fearless Vampire Killers (aka Dance of the Vampires) (1967)
- Rosemary's Baby (1968)
- The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971)
- What? (aka Diary of Forbidden Dreams) (1973)
- Chinatown (1974)
- Le Locataire (aka The Tenant) (1976)
- Tess (1979)
- Pirates (1986)
- Frantic (1988)
- Bitter Moon (1992)
- Death and the Maiden (1994)
- The Ninth Gate (1999)
- The Pianist (2002)
- Oliver Twist (2005)
- To each his cinema (2007)
- Pompeii (2008)
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