Roman Polanski
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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
Director
Year | Film | Oscar nominations | Oscar wins |
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1955 | Zaczarowany rower (also as Bicycle) | ||
1957 | Morderstwo (also as A Murderer) | ||
Uśmiech zębiczny (also as A Toothful Smile) | |||
Rozbijemy zabawę (also as Break Up the Dance) | |||
1958 | Dwaj ludzie z szafą (also as Two Men and a Wardrobe) | ||
1959 | Lampa (also as The Lamp) | ||
Gdy spadają anioły (also as When Angels Fall) | |||
1961 | Le Gros et le maigre (also as The Fat and the Lean) | ||
Ssaki (also as Mammals) | |||
1962 | Nóż w wodzie (also as Knife in the Water) | 1 | |
1964 | Les plus belles escroqueries du monde (also as The Beautiful Swindlers)—segment: "La rivière de diamants" | ||
1965 | Repulsion* | ||
1966 | Cul-de-sac | ||
1967 | The Fearless Vampire Killers or: Pardon Me, Madam, but Your Teeth Are in My Neck (also as Dance of the Vampires) | ||
1968 | Rosemary's Baby* | 2 | 1 |
1971 | Macbeth | ||
1972 | Template:Ill | ||
1972 | What? (also as Diary of Forbidden Dreams) | ||
1974 | Chinatown | 11 | 1 |
1976 | Le Locataire (also as The Tenant)* | ||
1979 | Tess | 6 | 3 |
1986 | Pirates | 1 | |
1988 | Frantic | ||
1992 | Bitter Moon | ||
1994 | Death and the Maiden | ||
1999 | The Ninth Gate | ||
2002 | The Pianist | 7 | 3 |
2005 | Oliver Twist | ||
2007 | To Each His Own Cinema (segment Cinéma erotique) | ||
2010 | The Ghost Writer | ||
2011 | Carnage | ||
2012 | A Therapy (short film for Prada) | ||
2013 | Venus in Fur |
*These movies are part of his 'Apartment Trilogy'.