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Reopening a case that has inspired curiosity, controversy, and confusion for over three decades, Zenovich's film is an extensive exploration of the circumstances that led up to--and the circus that fo...( read more 
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MCT:September 7, 2008A deeply thorough and in-depth investigation about not only the incident that involved Polanski with a 13-year old girl, but the judicial circus and media frenzy that followed. This documentary is an exercise in examining the relationships between our predatory, yet ignorant media and the flaws of our judicial system. Of course public opinion is the medium that ties the two together here. Marina Zenovich poses the question: "Which is the bigger crime: Polanski's actions or the injustices incurred against him by the judge presiding over his case?" Zenovich objectively presents all perspectives of the fiasco and gives equal consideration to Polanski both as a perpetrator and as a victim. Most of all, she gives us insight as to the trauma, confusion, and loneliness experienced by the man who ended up bringing more of this upon himself as a result of his actions.
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MCT:July 6, 2008
I thought this was a fascinating documentary. I saw this on cable. It is an interesting fact that the press in the U.S. still has made this situation seem as though Polanski totally avoided going to court. This film documents the case as well as the man and the alleged victim. I say victim because of the fact that the girl's mother knew all about Polanski and his reputation with young women and still drove her daughter to the site of the photo shoot (Jack Nicolson's house) and left her alone the entire time. That doesn't totally forgive him of this crime. We get to learn a lot about this troubled man. I never knew that he even went to court so many times to stand trial for something he says he didn't know was unlawful. Very twisted tale of the judge who presided over this case. I was impressed very much with the lawyers on both sides of the case. I do think that Roman was guilty of more than he pleaded for but when a judge tells the attorneys what to say and also holds a press conference, that case should go right out the window. I recommend anyone to see this if you are interested in Polanski and/or American law.
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MCT:July 2, 2008Yeah the judge was corrupt and the trial was a mess, but you know what...he banged a little girl. Creep.
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MCT:June 29, 2008
Very interesting doc about the famed director. Focuses more on the failings of the justice system, mostly due to a ridiculously corrupt judege, & less on the fact that the subject is a total sleazeball.
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MCT:June 24, 2008
A documentary that premiered at Sundance and was picked up by HBO and sent directly to television in the network's desperate attempt to fill up time with original programing other than then their normal summer series, which were delayed because of the strike. I had a pretty good knowledge of what happened to Polanski during this era and expected to hear mostly what I already knew repackaged. But as it turned out there was an element I hadn't heard before, namely the behind the scenes, off the recored going-ons of the trial. It sounds like the Judge that presided over his case was an irresponsible asshole who drove him out of the country. What's more, all the facts about the injustices of the case are backed up by the prosecuter. The film is very well put together, the filmmaker had a particularly artful skill at using clips from Polanski's films in order to help tell the story. Still, it's probably for the best that this ended up on tv, because at the end of the day I don't think I would have gotten my $6.25 worth if I went to see it in theaters, if only because this isn't really as deep a story to tell that I would have demanded from a theatrical doc. It's crazy that Roman Polanski is still living in exile, while R. Kelly is now walking free.
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