Documentary on Polanski's sex scandal

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Man, I can hardly wait to see this.

I went through a phase where I was obsessed with Roman Polanski films. Repulsion is still one of the most disturbing movies I've ever seen, and I consider it a great privilege I've managed to see it 3 times on the big screen --- twice on the UT campus and once a few months ago at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, where at the conclusion one woman stood up to declare that was the most unsettling film she'd ever seen.

There are so many others, including Chinatown, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist, etc..

Like most people, I have very strong feelings regarding adults having sex with children. I've read some accounts of Polanski's feelings at the time, and why he decided to flee the country rather than go to trial. None of them exonerate him for what he did, at the same time, based on the accounts I read, it was a little murkier story than it would appear on the surface.

According to the article, the filmmaker interviews the girl --- now a 40+ woman --- the girl's attorney, Polanski's attorney, and a number of people associated with the film industry and the case. I look forward to its general release.
 
13 year olds dude. I can't get passed it. I can't see how anyone can give a dime to that perv.

Yeah, 13 and 45. Real murky. He could have been her grandfather.
 
My favorite. There were boobies, if I recall.

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Count me in as someone who is interested. I wonder if it mentions his other famous affairs such as Nastassja Kinski (they were particularly close when she was 17 filming Tess) and Austinite Dawn Dunlap who he dated when she was 15 or 16.

As a side note I wonder why Chaplin and Errol Flynn get a pass.
 
There were boobies, Mrmyke709. Sharon Tate is in that movie, actually. She's pretty freakin' hot.

Some of the murkiness from what I recall involved a Mom who was trying to get her daughter into show business, they "supposedly" misled him about her age, and it was definitely consensual.

None of that makes it okay, nor does that make it okay to leave the country to avoid prosecution, nor to be lauded for his filmmaking subsequent to those events. However, I still want to see the movie to hear everyone's version of what happened. Hell, I may not even be recalling everything correctly. It's been 15 or 20 years since I read anything on it.
 
you're a very nosy fellow, kitty cat. you know what happens to nosy fellows? huh? no? wanna guess? huh? no? ok. they lose their noses.
 
Well, the account I read was from Polanski's point of view.

Thanks for the link. I'm looking forward to the documentary.
 
Who is having an argument?

I'm posting that I'm looking forward to seeing a documentary, and posted the reasons why.

Someone wants to find Polanski utterly irredeemable and deserving of castration, I can certainly understand that. However, that doesn't change the fact I want to see the documentary.

What about my post indicates I'm looking to have this discussion "with a father of young daughters in person"?

You know nothing about me, or my views on anything. You have a problem with me, or anything I post, so be it. However, it's not like the views on Polanski are universal, otherwise he wouldn't be able to continue to make movies, especially working with the kind of actors/actresses who continue to make films with him, not to mention the Academy Award he was given.

I'm not looking to change anyone's view on this subject. Hell, I wouldn't say I'm pro Polanski. I'd just like to see more on what happened.
 
dan,

that's a lot of fire you're emitting. SL Express is a pretty established poster over here with a track record. just read what he is saying without the reactionary ********, and realize that you and he are not the polar opposites you seem to think you are.
 
I'm not trying to "legitimize" his position, as much as I'm pointing out the guy isn't being ostracized.

You're projecting your anger about the whole event and your views on Polanski on me, which is your prerogative. However, that doesn't mean I have to accept it. Rail away all you want. You're not impacting me.

I'm simply pointing out there seem to be multiple views regarding Polanski and the events surrounding his sex scandal, and I look forward to hearing more about it in this documentary.

As far as your "friendly" advice, I haven't seen anything from you worth what I've paid for it.
 
I respect you Hayden but I don't see any fire.

I make my points as I see fit.

If a mod says I went over the line fine.

But until that point, I am allowed to make my position known as much as he is.

I understand that some people think that more than 2 lines of opposing views is overly emotional and showing "fire" but, I can assure you it isn't.

As well as, I am not succumbing to reactionary ********.

I tend NOT to post from knee jerk reactions, no matter how established or well-likesd the opposing poster may be.

It's my point of view. And it's also free, so you get it for no charge SL.
 
I haven't downplayed it. I've repeated a cloudy recall of accounts of the event I read somewhere many years ago that DID downplay it.

Citing the Academy Award and the people willing to work with him are not justifications of an alternative point of view. It's pointing out obviously not everyone feels as strongly as you do on the subject. I get your position. I'd like to hear from others whose position may not be as strong, such as I assume will be presented in part in the documentary. I certainly hope more hardline views are presented as well.

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I can see both SL and Dan's points here. SL wants to the see the documentary. I think that might be a bit voyeuristic but I know SL is also a film buff and I can understand that he wants to see it. I also understand Dan's position. I have daughters as well. They are little know but some day, men are going to be hitting on them.

Polanski is a polarizing person though. What he did was wrong according to the law. We can debate all day long whether a 13 year is a capable of consenting. In some cases, they probably can. But the law doesn't allow for case by case decisions. Polanski broke the law. I don't think there is any doubt in that.
 
He more than broke the law. Plenty of people break the law. He broke the law by having sexual relations with a 13 year old girl and then in some ways just as important, fled the country to evade justice.

I don't care how someone spins it, in the end those actions reveal character flaws a little difficult to overlook.

I'm interested to see how the documentary presents this information.

The funny thing is, I haven't seen any of Polanski's movies he's made since fleeing the country. However, it's not a moral stance. I just haven't managed it. I'm pretty sure I've seen every one of the theatrical releases he made prior to the sex scandal, though, and they're well worth it from a history of film perspective.

I don't see anything voyeuristic about wanting to see a documentary about the subject --- well, anything more voyeuristic than wanting to see just about any documentary about other people, anyway. I don't want anyone to recreate the incident. I'd like to hear what the parties involved say in their interviews.
 
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