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Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Polish-French film director, producer, writer, actor
August 18, 1933 (90 years old)
Fr. 2019. History by Roman Polanski with Jean Dujardin, Grégory Gadebois, Emmanuelle Seigner. At the end of the 19th century, the new head of the French army’s secret service obtains proof that a Jewish officer has been unjustly convicted of espionage.
Runtime: 132 min.
Fr. 2017. Thriller by Roman Polanski with Emmanuelle Seigner, Eva Green, Vincent Pérez. A writer, exhausted by the promotion of her latest autobiographical novel, is overpowered by an admirer who takes control of her life.
Runtime: 107 min.

Venus in Fur

V.O.: La Vénus à la fourrure
Fr. 2013. Drama by Roman Polanski with Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner. In a faded Parisian theatre, a director is drawn into a perilous game of role-play and seduction by the unknown actress he is auditioning.
Runtime: 96 min.
Fr. 2011. Dramatic comedy by Roman Polanski with Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet. After a preteen boy injures a schoolmate, the parents of both boys meet at the home of the victim to settle the situation amicably.
Runtime: 80 min.
Fr. 2010. Thriller by Roman Polanski with Ewan McGregor, Olivia Williams, Pierce Brosnan. A ghostwriter writing the memoirs of the former British Prime Minister puts his life in jeopardy after discovering disturbing secrets about the politician's past.
Runtime: 128 min.
Parental Guidance

Quiet Chaos

V.O.: Caos Calmo
It. 2008. Psychological drama by Antonello Grimaldi with Nanni Moretti, Blu Yoshimi, Alessandro Gassman. After the death of his wife, a successful businessman ponders the meaning of life from a park bench near his daughter's school.
Runtime: 112 min.
Fr. 2005. Drama by Roman Polanski with Barney Clark, Ben Kingsley, Jamie Foreman. An orphan who has fallen into the hands of criminals is taken in by a kind old man.
Runtime: 130 min.
Fr. 2001. Biography by Roman Polanski with Adrien Brody, Frank Finlay, Ed Stoppard. During World War II, a famous Polish-Jewish pianist manages to survive by staying hidden near the Warsaw ghetto.
Runtime: 148 min.
Fr. 1999. Fantasy by Roman Polanski with Johnny Depp, Emmanuelle Seigner, Frank Langella. An antique book hunter is asked by a rich collector to find three copies of a book written by the Devil.
Runtime: 133 min.
U.S. 1994. Psychological drama by Roman Polanski with Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, Stuart Wilson.
Runtime: 103 min.

A Pure Formality

V.O.: Una pura formalità
Runtime: 111 min.
Fr. 1992. Mores drama by Roman Polanski with Peter Coyote, Emmanuelle Seigner, Hugh Grant. On an ocean liner, a paralyzed American tells a shy young English about his tumultuous relationship with his wife, whom he met in Paris.
Runtime: 139 min.
U.S. 1991. Crime drama by Deran Sarafian with Frank Whaley, Natalya Negoda, Roman Polanski. In Moscow, a young American tourist is involved in the theft of a valuable icon.
U.S. 1987. Thriller by Roman Polanski with Harrison Ford, Emmanuelle Seigner, Betty Buckley. Travelling to Paris for a conference, a doctor searches for his kidnapped wife without any apparent motive.
Runtime: 120 min.
Fr. 1986. Adventures by Roman Polanski with Walter Matthau, Cris Campion, Charlotte Lewis. In the 17th century, an old forban and his young disciple attack a Spanish galleon loaded with Aztec treasure.
Runtime: 124 min.
Fr. 1981. Essay film by Arielle Dombasle with Arielle Dombasle, Pascal Greggory, Pierre Clémenti. In love with a bookstore owner, a failed musician is lured by her to the home of an enigmatic doctor who hosts elegant parties.
Runtime: 80 min.
Fr. 1979. Chronicle by Roman Polanski with Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson.
Runtime: 170 min.

The Tenant

V.O.: Le Locataire
Fr. 1976. Psychological drama by Roman Polanski with Roman Polanski, Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas. A man moves into an apartment left vacant after his tenant's suicide and is overcome by anxiety.
Runtime: 125 min.
U.S. 1974. Crime drama by Roman Polanski with Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston. In 1930s Los Angeles, a private investigator who was hired to tail someone discovers strange goings-on.
Runtime: 130 min.

What?

V.O.: Che?
It. 1972. Fantasy comedy by Roman Polanski with Sydne Rome, Marcello Mastroianni, Hugh Griffith. After escaping from a rape, a hitchhiker ends up in an Italian villa occupied by various sex addicts.
Runtime: 114 min.
G.-B. 1971. Drama by Roman Polanski with Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw. The fall of Macbeth who seizes the throne of Scotland by murdering King Duncan.
Runtime: 140 min.
Fr. 1971. Dramatic comedy by Gérard Brach with Jean-Pierre Cassel, John McEnery, Claude Jade. The close friendship between two friends deteriorates because of a woman.
Runtime: 90 min.
G.-B. 1971. Documentary by Frank Simon with Jackie Stewart, Roman Polanski, Helen Stewart. During the Monte Carlo Grand Prix, race car driver Jackie Stewart talks to filmmaker Roman Polanski about his career and his profession.
Runtime: 80 min.
U.S. 1968. Fantasy by Roman Polanski with Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon. A young pregnant woman becomes convinced that she is being subjected to witchcraft.
Runtime: 136 min.
G.-B. 1967. Horror comedy by Roman Polanski with Roman Polanski, Jack MacGowran, Sharon Tate. An old scientist and his assistant travel to Central Europe with the intention of fighting the vampires that infest the region.
Runtime: 107 min.
Fr. 1967. Psychological drama by Jean-Daniel Simon with Joël Barbouth, Marika Green, Bernard Verley. A shy boy falls in love with a neighbor with a scarred face.
Runtime: 90 min.
G.-B. 1966. Satire by Roman Polanski with Donald Pleasence, Françoise Dorléac, Lionel Stander. A failed writer and his young wife are the unwitting guests of some gangsters in an isolated castle.
Runtime: 110 min.
Fr. 1965. Sketches by Hiromichi Horikawa, Roman Polanski, Ugo Gregoretti, Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard. Five small plots told in the context of different cities of the world.
Runtime: 100 min.
G.-B. 1965. Psychological drama by Roman Polanski with Catherine Deneuve, Yvonne Furneaux, Ian Hendry. An anguished young girl ends up going on a killing spree.
Runtime: 105 min.

Knife in the Water

V.O.: Nóz w wodzie
Pol. 1962. Psychological drama by Roman Polanski with Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, Zygmunt Malanowicz. Invited by a couple on their sailboat, a student disturbs their household.
Runtime: 94 min.

Innocent Sorcerers

V.O.: Niewinni czarodzieje
Runtime: 88 min.
Pol. 1959. War drama by Andrzej Wajda with Jerzy Moes, Bozena Kurowska, Adam Pawlikowski. During the invasion of Poland in 1939, a horse passes from one officer to another.
Runtime: 90 min.

A Generation

V.O.: Pokolenie
Runtime: 87 min.

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