Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!

Ehirerapp Waste of time

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Reza kazemi At the first sight "Polanski: wanted and desired" has been made to reread a special event of this great filmmaker's life but on the other hand pretexts Polanski's judiciary story to review his life and also his works. In addition to reportage aspects, this doc has many features of a portrait documentary, getting back the survey in time to identify roots of Polanski's childhood and his family. In this way, the director Marina Zenovich even goes back to amateur short films of Polanski. "Polanski…" exposes repeatedly mentioned but still attractive and important "moral judgment" as a basic element. It's about concealed corners of an apparently transparent event and shows how time passing washes out the dusts from the surface. Exploring hidden aspects, gives an opportunity for a new judgment but I think the most important aspect of this doc is about individuality, and the reality of an artist, With his all merits, defects, vulnerabilities and fragility without any resemblance to immortal mythic heroes or legends Sometimes these events leak in the artist's works and sometimes the creatures of an artist's mind mystically presage future events. For example the plot of "Fat and thin", a B&W short film by Polanski (1961), in which he is such a slave that ridiculously dances by the Master's drumming, reappearances later like a horrific nightmare in his real life, at the height of his fame and he is trifled by a tedious judiciary process. He dances passively, with drums' beats. "Polanski…" uses magic and brilliant score of "Rosemary's baby" (a masterpiece composed by Krzysztof Komeda for this Polanski's masterwork) for the opening of Polanski's cinematic portrait; not an original idea but still impressive. Surprisingly precise similarity between Rosemary Woodhouse and Roman Polanski and also their matching loneliness are enigmatic. Why that ghastly sad lullaby of Rosemary is considered as a symbol of Polanski? In "Kid stays in the picture" (2002), a brilliant doc about Robert Evans, legendary Hollywood producer and former paramount's man; we see how he became familiar with Polanski & picked him for directing "Rosemary's baby" against company's hesitation. We also hear Mia Farrow's sad lullaby there when Polanski appears in archival footages. Polanski in one of his brightest works, "tenant" (1976), which "Polanski: wanted …" refers to it many times, goes down into the role of Trelkovsky, a Polish who was born in France and a citizen of that country. During judicial affair, court emphasizes on proving neurosis and personality disorder in Polanski. It's a short but destroyer season in his life, though they got no medical evidence to prove mental disorders but make a horrible time for him during custody. Surprisingly, chaos and neurosis are of his most favorite artistic motives either before 1977 (court time) or after that. In "Tenant", a key work for Polanski and an important movie for analysis, Trelkovsky (played by Polanski) gradually transforms to another person, and experiences several kinds of psychological instability. In spite of several references to "Tenant" in regard to meaningful presence of Polanski in the role of cursed Trelkovsky, there are no specific explanations about it in Zenovich's documentary. Polanski makes a self-disclosing presence in "Tenant" that filmed a few years after brutal murder of his wife Sharon Tate, just two weeks before time she was supposed to deliver her newborn. In "tenant", Polanski/Trelkovsky is a victim in the clutch of anthropoid demons. Polanski's reaction to the news of his wife's murder includes several archival footages, some pictures and a narration by one of his friends, showing horrible and devastating effect of that event on him impressively. Even in these limited images we can see sudden breaking and painful collapse. Despite all these, great disaster of his life was just on the way. Just a year after the hell of Trelkovsky a horrid event knocked Polanski down, and he never could stand up of that ever today. The importance of "Tenant" does not end here. Humiliation against Trelkovsky's polish and Jewish root that we see in this movie in interrogation sequence at the police station represents racist and scornful behavior Polanski experienced in America. This border-less humiliation even let American media ridicule his appearance and of course these were the same media had honored him before. Marshal McLuhan, great theorist of media, named such media as "Light bulb" that lack content (light) on their own. At least in a section of the time Polanski was a great catch of the media and this story has been common for some others during decades. "Polanski: wanted and desired" opens with an old footage of an apparently intimate interview in a high grade restaurant and shows Polanski describing his masterwork," China town" (1974). Near the end of this documentary, after reviewing the ups and downs detailed his life, we come back again to the same interview at the restaurant, where Polanski still is fresh and not old yet. At this time, he has escaped the nightmare of United States and has no intention to return. He stares at interviewer, while he is bored of repetitive questions. Polanski's Word in reaction to the content of this conversation makes us face a bitter truth. Before citing that word, better we can have a flash back to the beginning of this article and the question of art: What relation is between a chaotic soul of an artist and the approach which tries to pretend art as a transcendental thing and artist as an innocent human. "Polanski…", Once again exposes this truth that an artist is as well as other persons. She/he is not necessarily strong, pure or devoid of defects and weakness. Perhaps distinction of an artist relates to the ways he sublimates shortcomings into creation of art, to an exalted position. Sublimation is a defensive mechanism against external harms. Polanski escaped America because His languid body and soul could not sit down under punishment, he fled to survive and to add some other masterpieces to the world of cinema.(Summary of a long article by myself)

SnakesOnAnAfricanPlain A wonderful look at corruption and justice, even if it's justice we don't agree with. Putting Polanski's crimes to one side, there is no denying he is an exceptional filmmaker. He is able to address a darkness many hope never to experience. It's very easy to see Polanski as a coward that ran from sentencing, but we also have a fascinating story of a judge hungry for fame. That cares more about peoples opinion of him, than he does keeping his word. It's a fascinating battle where everyone appears to be in the wrong, and the two lawyers seem to be the most honest of the bunch. It's a great watch, just for all of the different reactions it can evoke, with Polanski's troubled and harrowing life as a backdrop for greater tragedies to come.

Imdbidia Roman Polanski Wanted and Desired is a terrific documentary with important flaws, that does not give an answer to the core question of the case - Did Polanski rape minor Samantha Gilmer or was the sex consensual? The documentary, firstly, offers an insight into the life and personality of Polanski, so very much marked by tragedy since his childhood and an insight into his creative genius, with which we all agree. Many of his famous friends offer glimpses of his charm and attractive personality, and of his personal highs and lows before and during his marriage to Sharon Tate, after her murder, and when the rape case came into the light. We also see the way the American media has been treating Polanski since the death of Tate. Most of his friends, being so, always believed in Polanski's innocence. Love is always blind, and never an objective proof of anything - a matter of faith. Their opinion is going to be subjective, and doesn't add anything to the question if he did in fact rape the girl or not? Talent does not make you a better or worse person, just talented.The documentary, secondly, offers an insightful review of Polanski's trial in the USA, and of the many irregularities committed by judge Laurence J Rittenband, who was more thrilled to become famous and punish Polanski a priory than to make Justice. The long interviews with the two lawyers, defendant and prosecutor, and Samantha really help the viewer to understand that Polanski was legally mistreated, and that Rittenband abused his power and proceeded in improper unacceptable legal ways. We understand why Polanski flew the USA, and why he is right at mistrusting the American Press and judicial system. We also understand how silly and outrageous the latest detention of Polanski is.Said this, the documentary somewhat forgets Samantha and does not try to provide enough information about what really happened that night. Did Polanski raped her? Was Samantha lying? Was Samantha used by her mother? The documentary seems to blame her mother for letting her go alone with womanizer Polanski; however, no mother wants her child abused. or harmed The interventions of Samantha on camera are very limited and controlled by the director, and mostly serve to support that Polanski, an herself were used by the judge, and that the trial harmed them both. However, why does the director forget or avoid asking Samantha the main questions, directly, and letting the viewer hear what she has to say? After all, a rapist is never excused no matter how talented he is, even less if he is taking advantage of a teen, even if that girl has had sexual intercourse before. The transcript of the proceedings of the case, with the witnesses testimonials, is available online at http: // www . radaronline . com /sites/ default/ files/ RomanPolanskiTranscripts.pdf In fact, this transcript briefly appears in the documentary, just highlighting the questions made to Samantha, without displaying Samantha's replies in full. By reading Samantha's testimonial one immediately believes her. However, the testimonial of the doctor who examined her that night puts a big question mark to Samantha's testimonial. as he denies she was forced or even sex having taken place. At the same time Polanski's semen was found in Samantha's panties. On the other hand, if my daughter was raped or I was raped I would like that person jailed so he can't do the same to other girls, but the family and Samantha publicly forgave Polanski long ago. If the sex was consensual, and Samantha was not a virgin, why the attorney's office did not charge the other offenders? Where is Polanski's narration of the events of the night? All of these elements are relevant to the case, and should have been directly explored in the documentary. If you want to present an objective documentary about Polanski's case, you have to be objective in the first place, and go all the way.After watching the documentary and reading the transcript of the trial, the case is still as mysterious as before regarding the main question. The documentary is sometimes a panegyric, and does not help to erase the black shadow pending on Polanski's head. However, the documentary does a great job a showcasing the irregularities of Polanski's trial.

tedg It uses film to deconstruct and puzzle about an essential nature of film: that it comes from filmmakers. We find it difficult to separate the being of the art from the artist.So what do we do when the art is sublime and the artist a lunkhead? What about when the artist is screwed up, but screwed up in a way that we presume aids the creation of great art — things we ascribe to passion and edge, gathering and barely controlled expression. We forgive; we even celebrate.Chaplin was a sex addict? Why of course. Brando and Welles gluttons? Well, sure, they drink life for us. Lack of moral sense? We need them to have that, we suppose.The seductive element of this film is that uses the medium, pretending to reason, to show that the medium is not connected much to reason. It just doesn't matter whether this fantastic filmmaker is a fantastic guy. I do like the way he loves his actresses cinematically. All else is for lawyers on another planet. We hear about their own weaknesses here as well.Ted's Evaluation -- 3 of 3: Worth watching.