Posts Tagged ‘roman polanski’

FILTHY LITTLE BRAT

July 23, 2008

The complex morality of loving Polanski

Though many would cite the knife-to-nostril scene in Chinatown as the obvious contender, I think the moment that best dramatizes Roman Polanski’s difficult relationship with the wide audience of cinema and humanity occurs in The Tenant. It’s hard to resist reading this creepy, campy 1976 psycho-thriller/comedy as a dark joke [...]

 

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