Dick Cavett, Faye Dunaway, Joan Collins
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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DVD Release Date: January 27, 2009
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Flixster Reviews (279)
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June 1, 2009I didn't like this documentary very much. It was hard to determine what the actual point of the movie is. Polanski pleaded guilty to having sex with a 13 year old. America thought this was pretty revolting, Europe wasn't so worried and was happy to have Polanski direct another...( read more)
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October 20, 2008Unlike other reviewers, I didn't find this especially illuminating. I don't suppose we'll ever know exactly what happened on March 10 1977, to what extent, if any, Polanski was entrapped, or just what was going on in his head to make him do something so unforgivably vile, but I d...( read more)
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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 medi...( read more)
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June 24, 2008A 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 ...( read more)
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November 10, 2009I realy want to see this but they sold all the copys at my local blockbuster before I could rent it!
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October 11, 2009I never knew about the press hungry/corrupt judge that oversaw Polanski's trial, which shed a new light on why he fled the country. There are a lot of screwed up people in the world, even talented filmmakers, and in this documentary, you at least get a peak into his story.
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September 7, 2009Revealing doc about a flawed talented man. Life has hit him hard and although there is no question that what he did was wrong it seems apparent that he was ill treated by the US justice system.
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July 20, 2009A documentary about Roman Polanski and his trial for having sex with a minor. Found it to be rather boring and was wondering why it couldn't have been a one hour television episode.
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Critic Reviews
July 25, 2008
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
July 25, 2008
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Roman Polanski (The Pianist, Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown) is unquestionably a great filmmaker, but as Marina Zenovich's documentary Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired perhaps unintentionally demonstrat... full review
July 25, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
She has achieved extraordinary access to the other still-living players in the case, and they all seem to be in agreement: Polanski is correct in saying the judge played with him as a cat might play w... full review
June 28, 2008
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
Its indictment ultimately feels like a secondary issue to Polanski's apparently incontrovertible guilt, which makes him--in this instance--still more victimizer than victim. full review
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July 6, 2008A very interesting documentary that details the life of Roman Polanski. There are also details about the case that drove this wonderful director into exile. Also, we get to learn about how the media was crazy even in the 1970s and how a judge had ruined his career by worrying about what the publc thought of him.
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