Here’s first footage of Jean Dujardin (The Artist) in Roman Polanski’s Venice Competition title An Officer And A Spy. The French-language film, which debuts on the Lido today, charts th…
In the interview, 86 year-old Polanski discusses his motivation for making , his experience in the MeToo and Times Up era and the enduring trauma of his wife Sharon Tate’s murder.
“Big stories often make great films, and the Dreyfus Affair is an exceptional story,” Polanski says in the notes. “The story of a man unfairly accused is always fascinating, but it is also very much a current issue, given the upsurge in anti-semitism.” Oscar-winning filmmaker Polanski remains a controversial figure due to his arrest in 1977 for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl. He pled guilty to the lesser offence of unlawful sex with a minor and served 42 days behind bars but has been a fugitive of the U.S. ever since, having fled the country after learning that a judge planned to give him a lengthy sentence. His victim Samantha Geimer has subsequently said she has forgiven the French-Polish helmer and accepted a private apology.
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