Roman Polanski
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Roman Polanski

A Life in Exile

  1. 196 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Roman Polanski

A Life in Exile

About this book

This book offers an examination of the films of Roman Polanski, focusing on the impact that his life as an exile has had upon his work. Roman Polanski: A Life in Exile is a revealing look at this acclaimed filmmaker whose life in exile seems to have made his films all the more personal and powerful. Written by a film critic, this insightful book follows Polanski's story from his childhood in a World War II Jewish ghetto to his early films in Poland; from his American breakout, Rosemary's Baby, to his wife's murder by the Manson family; from the spectacular return of Chinatown, to his exile as a convicted sex criminal, to the monumental career peak, The Pianist. The Holocaust, the oppression of communism, the shattering of the swinging 60s, the decadence of Hollywood, the life of a fugitive—Polanski experienced all of these firsthand, and understanding those experiences provides a fascinating pathway through his work.

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Information

Publisher
Praeger
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9780313377808
eBook ISBN
9780313377815

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Series Foreword
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. Poland: The Early Years
  9. 2. Knife in the Water (1962)
  10. 3. Bridge to Freedom: England in the Sixties
  11. 4. American Lullaby: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
  12. 5. No Man’s Land
  13. 6. Redemption: Chinatown (1974)
  14. 7. The Stranger Upstairs: The Tenant (1976)
  15. 8. “A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented”: Tess (1979)
  16. 9. Where Is Polanski?
  17. 10. Return to Suspense
  18. 11. The Pianist (2002)
  19. 12. Oliver Twist (2005)
  20. Epilogue
  21. Afterword
  22. Filmography
  23. Notes
  24. Bibliography
  25. Index