10/10
Polanski's highs and lows all summarised in this great picture !
28 October 2008
A brilliant work! I cannot say it otherwise. The fact that even Polanski himself likes this film tells the whole story (as confirmed by his longtime friend and collaborator Andrew Braunsberg, who was present at the screening in Vienna today). It is just the type of documentary you'd like to see: well researched, unbiased and including a good number of interviews; even though there is no new material of Polanski (due to his reluctance towards the press). That, however, doesn't make the film less gripping and indeed enlightening! It tells a lot about what happened in court, behind closed curtains. It is at times tragic (naturally, given his biography), and then again funny... the audience today had to laugh at several occasions! The music that is used comes solely from Polanski's movies, i.e. great scores (one only thinks of the theme of "Rosemary's Baby"!). Enough said, this is just well done, 4 years of production that paid themselves off! Go see it if you are a fan of his films, or else, if you're interested in one of the most controversial cases of recent juridical history!
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