Wong Kar Wa Natalie Portman. BTW, courts do not drop cases because victims want them dropped. Michael Mann Silvio Berlusconi Corruption: Sex, Lies & Earthquake + Tavernier Boos & Leigh Career Highlight. Furthermore, plea bargains are totally up to the judge, if he felt the deal was too lenient than he was perfectly in his legal right to not honor the deal. His arrest follows an American arrest warrant dating from 1978 against the filmmaker, in a case of morals. We'll give you the hints and tips you need (and also the answers). Jan Kounen im ashamed and sickened. The probation report described Gailey as physically mature and willing). I will never again be able to speak to, or look at, Mike Nichols, Jonathan Demme, Martin Scorsese or any of the other names I recognize here without wanting to scream obscenities at them. He blamed jet lag. Believe it or not, I believe that you and I agree. How is this even up for debate? Should this even be up for discussion? Well, so do I. Seems strange that people on this board try to make some justification for Polanski out of bad things going unpunished elsewhere. Wim Wenders. I then contact 25 actors who have worked with Polanski since his arrest, including Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, Christoph Waltz, Kate Winslet, Kim Cattrall, Pierce Brosnan and Jodie Foster. I didnt know. Get The Latest IndieWire Alerts And Newsletters Delivered Directly To Your Inbox. We are all part of the #MeToo movement, both men and women, Cruz said, because we all feel that rage and sense of injustice. The man has no remorse for what he did as evidenced by interviews he has given. Anyone whose name is on this petition, is supporting an admitted (he did admit it) rapist/child molester. Patrick Braoud Serge Toubiana Gabriel Auer Though he was released from custody by July 2010, over 100 members of the film industry . Yes other people get away with this. in 2009 over 100 filmmakers and actors signed a petition demanding authorities to release Roman Polanski, who was found guilty of sexually abusing a minor after he drugged and raped a child and has been accused by many. . Tonie Marshall It was stupid To take a childhood from a person is the worst thing there is. Petition for Roman Polanski. Those that signed the petition, I would On September 16th, 2009, Mr. Charles Rivkin, the US Ambassador to France, received French artists and intellectuals at the embassy. Darren Aronofsky Moreover, more allegations have been made against him: in 2010, British actor Charlotte Lewis said Polanski abused her in 1983 when she was 16. Actor Gael Garca Bernal, Academy Award-winning actress Penlope Cruz, veteran director Mario Monicelli, veteran screenwriter Lorenzo Semple Jr, and Academy Award-winning filmmakers Bernardo Bertolucci and Ethan Coen are a few of the latest additions to the list of signatories demanding freedom for filmmaker Roman Polanski, currently being held by Swiss authorities. Move over, "Armageddon." Claude Lelouch But to be honest, there are very few "Hollywood" names on the list and a ton of European names on the list. He drugged, anally raped, performed unwanted oral sex and vaginally raped a THIRTEEN year old GIRL a CHILD. Pedro Almodovar He is a great artist, no doubt about it, but he commited a crime against a child and needs to be prosecuted. - lUnion des producteurs de films Two said to me that it was a special situation because the girl had been up for it (this was a common theory at the time. If you continue browsing, that means you've accepted our Terms of Use/use of cookies. We lived in a different world, and that doesn't excuse anything. Stephane Allagnon Polanskis own attitude has remained bullish; in October last year he gave an interview in which he focused his ire on the judges who let him down. 2. International film events are not extraterritorial in nature - only diplomatic missions are extraterritorial, and even diplomats are triable and punishable for crimes in a foreign country once they are sent back to their countries. - Members of the European Producers Club His plea is on page 12: Do you understand the judge has not made any decision? Thats always going to be true, but we should keep trying to do the right thing. Jacques Bral Here are some tips and tricks to help you find the answer to 'Wordle' #622. California turns people loose that are highly likely to offend again due to space and budgetary issues. Jarre, actually, he pretty much did admit to raping her. Given Portman's active involvement in the Time's Up movement, her signing of the petition came from a misplaced sense of empathy. I dont know what the rationals might be for those who seek his pardoning, be it moral ambiguity, sycophancy, going along with what they see as hip or simply the belief that the group they belong to is somehow superior and has a right to use common people for their own amusement, but it would be a mistake to give the law a pass to accommodate this utterly reprehensible man. Diane Kurys What preyytell has he done for you that you would abandon your senses in this way. The year after he fled the US he gave an interview to Martin Amis, in which he declared: Judges want to fuck young girls. Michel Ocelot Asia Argento children. Great.. In 1986, he met the woman who would be his next wife, the actress Emanuelle Seigner. Broadly reached out to Anderson to ask if he regrets supporting Polanski, but he declined to reply by the time of publication. Who gives a shit? When he then learned she was only 15, he continued to sleep with her for several months, he wrote. Terry Gilliam - le Festival de Cannes "The thing I feel like I gained from it is empathy towards people who have made mistakes. Paolo Sorrentino Thanks to #MeToo and the Time's Up campaign, we are now living in a dramatically different climate when it comes to discussing sexual harassment and assault. Ettore Scola You people that support this kind of act should be ashamed of yourselves. They want a circus of blood. Rosalinde et Michel Deville Unfortunately, he passed [] Michel Ferry . The roles are out there for someone like Meryl Streep, but theyre not out there for the others.. Laissez cet homme exceptionel tranquil; a sera plus raisonable, moins obstin et plus gnreux. The more Ive learned about the original case and subsequent events, the more horrified I have become., Since Argento went public with her allegations against Weinstein in October, a lot has been written about how the film industry will no longer cover up abuse. After all, when he was told he was being arrested for rape he was genuinely shocked: I was incredulous; I couldnt equate what had happened the day before with rape in any form, he writes in his autobiography. Roman Polanski at a court appearance in Los Angeles in 1977. He never admited to raping anyone. The petitioners clearly consider themselves diplomats, which they are not. 1. All Rights Reserved. Samantha has said that the trauma she has experienced in the past few decades has had a greater impact on her than the original crime, one said to me, which is doubtless true. i do realize that no ones is going to take me seriously,but here it goes anyways. Alain Corneau If you knew any feminists, youd know that most, if not all, are on your side in this particular case (although probably for very different reasons). That doesnt change the fact that mr Polanski is a scumbag and a halve who drugged and raped a child when he was 44, fled the country to live in France where he continued to make movies, live a good life etc. Thank you for not allowing the blood thirsty mob to prevent you from doing what you believe to be right. But Gailey wouldnt have had to endure any attention if Polanski hadnt raped her. 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. Details of the assault. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window), Share on Flipboard (opens in a new window), Emma Watson's big donation kicks off the new Time's Up fund in the UK, 'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for March 4, 'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for March 3, Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for March 2, 'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for March 2, Support the Turkey-Syria earthquake relief efforts by picking up this gaming bundle, Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for March 4, Daters have a 'reality gap' about gender equality, Bumble says, Amazon halts Virginia HQ construction. That is even ignoring the evidence that his victim gave to the grand jury that he got her alone under the pretense of taking her photo (for Vanity Fair I think), gave her alcohol and drugs and when she said no to him even after all that he went ahead and raped her orally, vaginally and anally. Polanski is a child molester. Luc et Jean-Pierre Dardenne Cher Roman tu as mon support total. I am deeply saddened to see so many of my cinematic heroes supporting Polanski. She is not an adult. Some dont reply at all, despite repeated approaches. means nothing. I happen to believe that. Polanski recounts what he describes as making love so sexily you can practically hear his heavy breathing. He is not a sexual predator he is a now a philanthropist. Jean-Michel Carre What he did over 30 years ago was wrong, but the fact that the victim received a civil settlement and doe not want the matter pursued means the case should be dropped. whether she had any qualms about working with Woody Allen, general American public remained firmly set against Polanski, her attorney arranged the plea bargain, in which five of the charges were dropped and Polanski, I wrote about the documentary for this paper, Debra Winger claimed the whole art world suffers, British actor Charlotte Lewis said Polanski abused her, Renate Langer said the director raped her, Marianne Barnard, accused him of assaulting her. Patrice Leconte 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. Buck Henry It is also irrelevant if her mother was trying to vicariously enjoy a brush with stardom. Walter Salles I ask why she signed the petition in the first place. Classic movies. said that Polanski is "very clearly not a predator" and had a rant about how he is a family man. Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. Instead, he describes trying to arrange a date with her. He hadnt committed rape-rape, Whoopi Goldberg said on TV. By now, celebrities were falling over themselves to defend Polanski. Jean-Pierre Marois Pierre Jolivet 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? Id say that a number of these (American) one-hit wonders and struggling Indie folks appear to want to install themselves in more-accomplished company. 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. furthermore, the reason the victim wants the charges to be dropped is because this case has been haunting her since she was 13- she is in her 40s now and she wants to get on with her life. Nelly Kaplan Debra Winger described Polanskis arrest in Switzerland in 2009 as a philistine collusion. Socit des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (SACD), Les Misrables Trailer: Anne Hathaway Show-Stopper, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Transformers Casting Drama, Palme dOr Winners: From Vienna Thriller to Lesbian Sex + Romance, Catherine Deneuve: Csar Award Record-Tier, Ken Loach Turns Down Turin Film Festival Award. None of my business. More important than the DA, his flight from the US or his abominable behavior is the FACT that the young lady in question would like this to finished forever. After Roman Polanski 's 2009 arrest in Switzerland for the 1977 rape of a 13-year-old girl, more than 100 actors and directors united to release a petition urging for his . Accept Read More. Someone I respected gave it to me, and said, 'I signed this. My eyes were not open," she said. A petition has been circulated on behalf of Roman Polanski henceforth, to my mind, "RoPo" and signed by A-list movie directors (Pedro Almodovar, Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Wong Kar. He was a filmmaker whose work I admired greatly. Radu Mihaileanu But mainly I heard people insist their friend is not a rapist. 5. A woman known only as Robin M reads her statement claiming Polanski sexually victimized her. Its shocking that people like Polanski are still revered, celebrated by actors and fellow film-makers and cinematheques around the world who continue to not only promote their work, but also to work with them. Making good films does not exempt you from the law. I know it wont matter one iota to many of you, which is fine, but I am one person who will do her best to avoid any of your work. 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. She was not unresponsive, he writes. and seeing people in the comments try to defend him as well by saying the girl was mature for her age? What purpose does it serve to lock up Mr. Polanski when the prison space could be used to protect the public from violent offenders? But like so many narcissistic and selfish Americans, a crime is only a crime when it happens to YOU, screw everyone else. I dont tacitly approve of rape, said Meryl Streep. Sigourney Weaver, Harrison Ford, Johnny Depp, Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kate Winslet and many more have appeared in Polanski movies in the decades since his conviction, and questions about why they were working with a convicted child rapist were seen as tacky, proof of a rigid mind more focused on gossip than art. Roman Polanski is a French citizen, a renown and international artist now facing extradition. Woody Allen, David Lynch and Martin Scorsese today added their names to a petition demanding the immediate release of Roman Polanski from detention in Zurich. 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. This will not be a problem to keep up I will soon be very familiar with the names on the list, Ill just cross-check any movie I think about renting or seeing in the theater. 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. like to see where they end up. If only anyone had known about Weinstein they would never never! US-French relations have nothing to do with Polanski drugging and raping a child. We reached out to some of the most high-profile signatories to a 2009 petition in support of Roman Polanski, to ask them whether they regretted their endorsement of the convicted abuser. 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. 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. Thierry Fremaux These people who hold such power over the media, have a duty to defend the victim not this unrepentant, repulsive excuse for of a man. Even after Mary posted the facts of the case, you still call this a bloodhunt. Djamel Bennecib What a sad coward. Why should he be treated any differently from other members of the clergy? 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. A 13-year-old cannot give consent to have sex with an adult male. Elie Chouraqui Monica Bellucci It is immaterial as to the occupation of the 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.