None of what you say changes the gravity of this case and with a lot of crimes the law also operates apart from Or do I have him confused with some other child-molesting priest? They trotted out the familiar defences: the Holocaust and Sharon Tate, of course. Ettore Scola Though he was released from custody by July 2010, over 100 members of the film industry . Henning Carlsen it just makes you sick to your stomach to see so many people that you gathered so much inspiration from dissapoint you in such a vile way. offender. In 2009, when Polanski was arrested at a Zurich airport in a failed extradition attempt, over 100 Hollywood celebrities signed a petition calling for his release. I mean, Ted Bundy oh. He was a filmmaker whose work I admired greatly. Nadine Trintignant Yasmina Reza - Le Syndicat National des Techniciens de la Production Cinmatographique et de Tlvision (National Union of Film and Television Technicians) Throughout my work and throughout the years I have been vocal and supportiveI try to generate not only key positions for female directors and first-time directors but also write powerful parts for female actresses in ways that are not the quote on quote usual way.". I certainly wouldnt allow any of you to get near my daughter. The names on the petition include Natalie Portman, Tilda Swinton, Isabelle Huppert, Penelope Cruz, Diane von Furstenberg, Wes Anderson, Darren Aronofsky, Martin Scorsese, Monica Bellucci, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Harmony Korine, Ethan Cohen, David Lynch, and Harrison Ford. For a long time, the simple and somewhat simplistic - divide was that while people in mainland Europe viewed Polanski as a tragic artist undone by US prurience and corruption, Americans saw him, as he put it in his autobiography, as an evil, profligate dwarf. I was looking for the petition to sign, but heres my comment: LEAVE THE POOR GUY ALONE. For a more extensive detailing of Polanskis arrest and potential extradition to the United States, check out indieWIREs coverage from earlier today. Polanski directs Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly in the 2011 film Carnage. Michele Placido He is a child rapist and he needs to pay for his crime. This is how Gailey recalled the crime: He placed his penis in my vagina. If youre not going to enforce laws, then whats the point in having any? Last year, four more allegations emerged: former US actor Mallory Millett said Polanski tried to rape her in 1970; German actor Renate Langer said the director raped her in Gstaad in 1972 when she was 15; a woman identified as Robin M said Polanski assaulted her in 1973 when she was 15; and a third, Marianne Barnard, accused him of assaulting her in 1975 when she was 10. In 2018, Argento apologised and expressed regret for signing the petition. So I decided to ask them how they felt about Polanski now. Laurent Heynemann But as more artists come forward to speak out against Woody Allen, the same can't be said of Polanski, who remains venerated in Hollywood. He never admited to raping anyone.. - lARRF - Association des Ralisateurs et ralisatrices de Films - Belgique (Belgian Association of Filmmakers) Not real rape? The progressive congresswoman was against the project, which was originally planned for Queens, New York. Page 15 To not face your own actions but run away when you dont like the consequences. . California turns people loose that are highly likely to offend again due to space and budgetary issues. Everyone signing this list should be ashamed of themselves. Broadly reached out to Anderson to ask if he regrets supporting Polanski, but he declined to reply by the time of publication. His movies went on to win six Oscars. He raped a child. I foolishly went along. fashion. Even the girl now a woman who accused Polanski of rape says the case should be dropped. Tom Tykwer He admitted to raping a child at the age of 13, fled the country and lived like a King in France, and he shouldnt be punished because he makes good movies??? I am sure his methods may have changed but sex offenders rarely offend just once. I will spread this list to every friend I have, and post it on Facebook and many other social sites. (They didnt). Some people on other blogs Ive read suggested to separate the person from his work since many artist have personalities or values that arent charming. If this was some normal guy from the streets of Chicago you would all be calling for his head. Let him go in front of the courts in the US. Charlotte Silvera But she is too busy preparing for Sundance to engage. This man drugged and raped a thirteen (13) year old girl. Laissez cet homme exceptionel tranquil; a sera plus raisonable, moins obstin et plus gnreux. He plead guilty to a lesser charge of unlawful sex with a minor because he knew they had enough evidence to fry his ass if it went to trial. My level of disgust for these petitions cannot even be fully expressed. But Zenovich does not mention how it also helped him. Do you have kids??? Vangelis, By trying to send Roman Polanski to the lions despite all the legal arguments, is something that unfortunately gets and will get more and more out of proportion. When he started kissing her she told him: No keep away. When he performed oral sex on her she was ready to cry and asked him to stop. After all, no matter how badly the legal system failed Polanski, this didnt cancel out the fact that he raped a child. This is actually a very civil process being carried out in regards to someone who did a very uncivil thing. Paul Boujenah He describes grooming Gailey on the drive to the photoshoot: I asked when shed first started having sex, he writes, as if thats a normal thing for a 43-year-old man to ask a 13-year-old girl. Zenovichs movie focuses on how Polanski had the misfortune to come up in front of Judge Lawrence Rittenband, who was obsessed with self-publicity and determined to make an example of Polanski. Move over, "Armageddon." Marc Guidoni Once again, shame on all who signed this petition and feel Polanski shouldnt be punished! AOC declares 'we were right.'. Sickening. On September 16th, 2009, Mr. Charles Rivkin, the US Ambassador to France, received French artists and intellectuals at the embassy. They want a circus of blood. But then again, the judge apparently liked some very young women as well. - la Cinmathque Franaise Portman is one of the first . Rittenband was thought to be considering sentencing him to 50 years in prison, which was when Polanski fled. Giuseppe Bertolucci Sandra Nicolier I know what I am, what I have and havent done, how things really were and are, he writes at the end of his autobiography. In the aftermath of Polanski's arrest last weekend, a number of performers -- including Penelope Cruz, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci -- appear as supporters on a petition which states,. Women, girls, PEOPLE having a RIGHT to say what happens to their own bodies is NOT a moral issue, it is a human rights issue. The victim wants the case dropped, but oh no. - The crew of Polanskis latest film, Ghost Only one persons behaviour is at issue here, Roman Polanski and he deserves to be in prison because he drugged, then raped, then sodomized a 13 year old girl despite her pleas for him to stop. The man is an animal and a coward. Many other priests have committed this sort of crime, and they are dealt with most liberally. Patrick Bouchitey It seems inadmissible to them that an international cultural event, paying homage to one of the greatest contemporary filmmakers, is used by the police to apprehend him. We are all part of the #MeToo movement, both men and women, Cruz said, because we all feel that rage and sense of injustice. but this summer,when right when i turned 14 i gave in and had sex with a 27 year old man. I am thoroughly disgusted by the worlds film community for supporting him just because he makes good movies. She has also remained silent on the #MeToo and Times Up campaigns. Dear Roman you have my full support. The filmmaker had been detained over a 1977 underage sex case from the U.S., which he plead guilty to. Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen want Roman Polanski released from a Swiss Jail. He only confessed to a lesser charge through a plea agreement. I wonder how these signers would feel if it was one of their kids? I wrote about the documentary for this paper when it came out, as it struck me as astonishingly exculpatory. Please! I will never ever spend another cent on anything you folks are in, or have participated in or come even close to being involved in. Michael Mann Jean-Jacques Beineix In 2018, Dolan apologised and expressed regret for signing the petition. I just went through my Netflix queue and carefully combed out all movies affiliated with any of these people. While researching this article I had a couple of off-the-record discussions with actors and film-makers about their true feelings about Polanski. Jan Kounen The petition was also signed by various other luminaries of the global film industry, including filmmaker Sam Mendes, actor Jeremy Irons, and actress Isabelle Adjani. Like all arguments in Polanskis defence, the documentary stresses the previous tragedies in his life: his mother, four months pregnant, was killed in the Holocaust; his wife, eight months pregnant, was brutally murdered by the Manson family. Jerry Schatzberg But you can have your eyes opened and completely change the way you want to live. Festival organisers rejected German actress Claudia Eisinger's call to lay out a black carpet in solidarity with sexual violence survivors, despite over 23,000 people signing her petition. In recent months, Polanskis supporters in Britain and the US, who were once so vocal in his defence, have been notable by their silence. Will you too?' On these facts, everyone agrees. Everytime you pop in Rosemarys baby or Chinatown think about how YOU helped commit the rape of a 13 year old girl. Personally, I can live with a Hugh Grant who got a blow-job from a prostitute. He would just be more careful.There are men who go unrevealed for years, even die before anyone finds out about them and here you have a man who was exposed and you support him?Yes he should be free to continue to do what he likes. She played Lena, while her co-star Jennifer Jason Leigh played Dr. Ventress, described as being of Asian and Native American background respectively in the novel. Polanski showed not even the slightest sign of regret, but stated in an interview that everybody wants to sleep with young girls or whatever. What has changed is how this case is discussed in the public sphere. - lARP See you at your inbox! I admire Mr. Polanskis work. If only anyone had known about Weinstein they would never never! Walter Salles Would the signatories of this list have us serve up children for them to rape and defile at their pleasure because, well, W. is a really bad man? It feels GOOD. Actually, the film Wanted and Desired has notable inaccuracies and neglects to include the grand jury testimony which is readily available to the public. By trying to send Roman Polanski to the lions despite all the legal arguments, is something that unfortunately gets and will get more and more out of proportion. Jean-Pierre Marois Children are abused, murdered, go hungry every day. Prefer the fantasy of one his films? Are you celebrity/entertainment people think youre above the law? The student's petition, entitled: "Drop the petition for Roman Polanski's release", was launched last week, and has over 400 signatures. Justice at least will have run its course. Kent Jones Roman was charged with sex with minor, not real rape. What purpose does it serve to lock up Mr. Polanski when the prison space could be used to protect the public from violent offenders? Believe it or not, I believe that you and I agree. Abderrahmane Sissako The petition demanding "the immediate release" of Polanski attracted more than 100 signatures, including Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Tilda Swinton and Wong Kar Wai. Roman Polanski is a French citizen, a renown and international artist now facing extradition. I was mostly just on and off saying: No, stop. But I wasnt fighting really because there was no one else there and I had no place to go. Mr. Polanksi should have long since addressed the matter. Alexander Payne is currently focused on his new baby. The following is the SACD petition, followed by a list of names of people who had signed it as of tonight. In perfect French she lauded the Franco-American friendship and recommended the development of cultural relations between our two countries. THANK YOU FOR STANDING UP TO THEM. This man should never have been allowed to go free without punishmentand 45 days of evaluation does not constitute punishment! Martin Scorcese Part of me feels extreme disgust right now because I think that the pass many are giving to Polanski is a reflection of a misogynistic culture that deep down believes a woman (or in this case, a girl) always wants it.
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