Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2011)
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 tragic 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. The conversations are illustrated with excerpts from Polanski's films, news footage, press clippings, private and exclusive photos, and documents chronicling the filmmaker's extraordinary life.
Primary Title
- Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 22 May 2014
Release Year
- 2011
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 00
Duration
- 90:00
Channel
- Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- 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 tragic 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. The conversations are illustrated with excerpts from Polanski's films, news footage, press clippings, private and exclusive photos, and documents chronicling the filmmaker's extraordinary life.
Classification
- 16
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Interviews
- Polanski, Roman--Interviews
- Polanski, Roman--Criticism and interpretation
Genres
- Biography
- Documentary
Contributors
- Laurent Bouzereau (Director)
- Roman Polanski (Subject)
- Anagram Films (Production Unit)
- Luca Barbareschi (Producer)
- Andrew Braunsberg (Producer)
- Christoph Fisser (Producer)
- Henning Molfenter (Producer)
- Charlie Woebcken (Producer)
- Alexandre Desplat (Composer)
- Casanova Multimedia (Production Unit)
- Studio Babelsberg (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Interviews
- Polanski, Roman--Interviews
- Polanski, Roman--Criticism and interpretation