Scandals can't touch the box office Jul 24, 2008
Roman Polanski fled the United States for Europe in 1978 to escape statutory-rape charges, explaining that he couldn't wait for justice to be meted out before making his adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles. But though the movie's opening the following year was attended by heavy publicity over his unresolved legal troubles, Polanski's unwillingness to return to face the music didn't evidently affect the film's box office: Tess took in about $20-million, more than respectable... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
'Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired' Jun 9, 2008
He has led a life so large that it's often chopped down to a few phrases: Oscar-winning director of such film classics as "Chinatown," "Tess" and "The Pianist." Survivor of the Nazi occupation of Poland. Married to actress Sharon Tate, who was eight months pregnant when she was Had sex with a 13-year-old and, after being convicted of unlawful intercourse with a minor, fled the United States for Paris, where he has been for the last three decades. (Los Angeles Times)
And Cannes created woman May 14, 2007
Launched by Roman Polanski's Tess in 1979, Kinski had a rough time on the Croisette in 1983, starring in The Moon in the Gutter, by the then-modish Jean-Jacques Beineix. The Moon was savaged, but what the hell, nothing gets publicity in Cannes like chic directors when they crash and burn. (Independent)
Academy Award-Winning Director Roman Polanski to Direct ``Pompeii'' Feb 3, 2007
Mr. Polanski won an Academy Award in 2003 for "The Pianist." The director was also nominated for an Academy Award for "Chinatown" (1975) and "Tess" (1981), in addition to numerous other critical accolades. He most recently directed "Oliver Twist" in 2005. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Tallying up ones that got away Jan 27, 2007
"Tess" -- Roman Polanski. 1988 (61st Academy Awards). (Chicago Tribune)
