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Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
| Rating: | No Rating |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Release Date: | July 11, 2008 |
| Running time: | 99 minutes |
| Cast: | Marilyn Beck, Michael Caine, Dick Cavett, Joan Collins, Faye Dunaway |
| Director: | Marina Zenovich |
| Producer: | Marina Zenovich, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Lila Yacoub |
| Writer: | Marina Zenovich, Joe Bini, P.G. Morgan |
| Distributor: | ThinkFilm |
Description: 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 followed--Polanski's conviction for having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. Zenovich had unprecedented access to several of the key players in the case, including the lawyers representing the case, the media covering it, and the unusually clear-eyed and candid victim. Unearthing a trove of telling footage from the past, and combining it with insightful interviews from today, she brings comprehension and clarity to events long clouded by myth and misconception. A thrilling examination of a trial that became the prototype for innumerable Hollywood courtroom scandals to follow, the film becomes a brilliant discourse on the attraction/repulsion that defines celebrity culture in contemporary America.
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