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Articles tagged "roman polanski" Film ReviewRoman Polanski: Wanted and Desiredby Cynthia Fuchs[11.Jul.08] :. None of the interviewees in Marina Zenovich's fascinating documentary manages to make sense of the famous filmmaker's behavior or apparent thinking. But they all have compelling impressions. TV ReviewRoman Polanski: Wanted and Desiredby Cynthia Fuchs[9.Jun.08] :. In Wanted and Desired, Roman Polanski's liability is framed by that of the police, the judge, and the press especially, the hysteria that twisted the case at every turn.  Film ReviewOliver Twist (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[30.Sep.05] :. Oliver is an emblem of Polanski's own thematic obsessions: human cruelty, alienation and dislocation, and above all, identity fragmentation.  Film DVD ReviewTess (Special Edition) (1979)by Michael Healey[18.Oct.04] :. It is the emphasis, in both Hardy's novel and Polanski's skillful adaptation, on Tess as an individual that makes her story timeless.  Film DVD ReviewThe Tenant (1976)by Jake Euker[14.Jul.03] :. 'I think I'm pregnant,' Roman Polanski coos beguilingly to the mirror in his 1976 film, The Tenant.  Film ReviewThe Pianist (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[2.Jan.03] :. Confronted by one horror after another, Szpilman (Adrien Brody) is a startlingly original film protagonist. The Ninth Gate (1999)by Todd R. RamlowIn The Ninth Gate, perennial provocateur Roman Polanski throws in his contribution to the millennial apocalypse/Armageddon/hell-on-earth films that have recently been such a staple of the action/adventure genre. The Ninth Gate (1999)by Cynthia FuchsRoman Polanski and Johnny Depp. The match seems made in heaven, these two notoriously eccentric, fascinating, and difficult geniuses, plying their crafts, inspiring brilliance in one another. |
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