Polanski
Controversial European filmmaker
Polanski typically refers to Roman Polanski, a Polish-French film director known for critically acclaimed works including *Rosemary's Baby*, *Chinatown*, and *The Pianist*.
His name frequently appears in discussions of both cinematic achievement and controversy, as he fled the United States in 1978 before sentencing on a statutory rape charge and has remained a fugitive from American justice since.
The name sometimes serves as shorthand in debates about separating art from artist.
Director with total control
- directorOne who leads
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- producerOne who makes things
- ChinatownAsian immigrant neighborhood
Rosemary's Baby · The Pianist · Repulsion · Tess · thriller · psychological · suspense · horror
One fleeing authorities
- extraditionFugitive transfer between jurisdictions
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- arrestSeize by law
- convictionFirmly held belief
plea · statutory · assault · trial · exile · warrant · legal · judiciary
Academy's golden award
- Palme d'OrTop Cannes film prize
- BAFTAUK film awards organisation
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- VeniceLagoon city, northeastern Italy
Cannes · Berlin · nomination · laureate · critically acclaimed · festival · jury · award
Of or from Paris's nation
- ParisFrance's chief city
- KrakówMajor Polish cultural center
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- émigréOne who left home
Holocaust survivor · multilingual · cosmopolitan · heritage · stateless · naturalized · wartime · ghetto
auteur
Director with total control
- directorOne who leads
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- producerOne who makes things
Chinatown · Rosemary's Baby · The Pianist · Repulsion · Tess · thriller · psychological · suspense · horror · neo-noir
fugitive
One fleeing authorities
- extraditionFugitive transfer between jurisdictions
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- arrestSeize by law
conviction · plea · statutory · assault · trial · exile · warrant · legal · judiciary · backlash
Oscar
Academy's golden award
- Palme d'OrTop Cannes film prize
- BAFTAUK film awards organisation
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
Venice · Cannes · Berlin · nomination · laureate · critically acclaimed · festival · jury · award · trophy
French
Of or from Paris's nation
- ParisFrance's chief city
- KrakówMajor Polish cultural center
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
émigré · Holocaust survivor · multilingual · cosmopolitan · heritage · stateless · naturalized · wartime · ghetto · escape
PolanskiTom Hanks
Steven Spielberg · Ron Howard · Clint Eastwood · George Clooney · Mister Rogers
PolanskiSteven Spielberg
Ron Howard · Clint Eastwood · John Ford · Martin Scorsese · James Cameron
PolanskiWalt Disney
Hayao Miyazaki · Pixar · Nora Ephron · Ron Howard · Steven Spielberg