If Polanski had killed the girl instead of raping her, the whole matter would have been forgotten long ago This is a real asteroid-kicking movie. Mike Nichols, David Lynch, Ethan Coen, Bernardo Bertolucci, Martin Scorsese, Jeremy Irons, Tilda Swinton, Terry Gilliam, Emir Kusturica, Wim Wenders and many, many others, I love you even more! List of individuals who have signed (as of Oct. 7) the Free Roman Polanski petition organized by the Socit des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (SACD): Michael A. Russ Erika Abrams, Fatih Akin, Yves Alberty, Stephane Allagnon, Woody Allen, Pedro Almodvar, Gianni Amelio, Greta Amend, Wes Anderson, Michel Andrieu, Roger Andrieux, Pascale Angelini, Yannick Angelloznicoud Jean-Jacques Annaud, Tomas Arana, Frdric Aranzueque-Arrieta, Alexandre Arcady, Fanny Ardant, Asia Argento, Marie-Hlne Arnau, Stphane Arnoux, Darren Aronofsky, Olivier Assayas, Alexander Astruc, Simone Audissou, Gabriel Auer, Zdzicho Augustyniak, Alexandre Babel, Vladimir Bagrianski, Lubomila Bakardi, Fausto Nicols Balbi, Eleonor Baldwin, Jean-Franois Balmer, Alberto Barbera (Museo nazionale de Torino), Sylvie Bardet-Borel, Luc Barnier, Christophe Barratier, Ernest Barteldes, Carmen Bartl, Pascal Batigne, Anne Baudry, Henning Bauer, Tone Bay Juan Antonio Bayona, Xavier Beauvois, Liria Begeja, Matthieu Bguelin, Gilles Behat, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Marco Bellochio, Yannick Bellon, Florence Bellone, Monica Bellucci, Vra Belmont, Jacqueline Belon, Jean-Marc Benguigui, Djamel Bennecib, 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His arrest follows an American arrest warrant dating from 1978 against . Its called statutory RAPE for a reason. Thats no excuse, and its a decision I regretted almost immediately and have regretted ever since, she says. Im deeply disappointed in the people that signed this shameful petition. California turns people loose that are highly likely to offend again due to space and budgetary issues. He should be brought to justice. Yes, there are other problems plaguing the world. A few will only talk off the record. I foolishly went along. Argento spoke publicly about her support for Polanski in a Twitter post in 2017, writing: "I already regretted signing the petition years ago, already felt it was a mistake. - la SACD 1. Why, however, any of you think that this somehow excuses the fact that the man drugged and raped a child is beyond me. Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! If you continue browsing, that means you've accepted our Terms of Use/use of cookies. I say treat them all equally! Page 15 But you can have your eyes opened and completely change the way you want to live. Philippe Radault Jerry Schatzberg I could enjoy Sean Connerys work, even though he apparently doesnt have a problem with slapping a woman. There are no hazy conspiracy theories we know exactly what happened because Polanski admitted to it and later wrote about it in astonishing detail in his autobiography, Roman by Polanski, published six years after he left the US and went to France, where he still lives. But Gailey became so frightened by the attention the case attracted, because of Polanskis fame, she tried to withdraw from it entirely. But Gailey wouldnt have had to endure any attention if Polanski hadnt raped her. These included Harrison Ford,. Michael Mann Should this even be up for discussion? Radovan Tadic The petition, made public in September 2009, demanded "the immediate release of Roman Polanski" after the Rosemary's Baby filmmaker was detained days earlier in Switzerland on a warrant for. the uber leftist oh so talented equivocators make me want to hurl. And I still have a good lot of movies to see. By signing up to the Mashable newsletter you agree to receive electronic communications Gianluca Farinelli But then again, the judge apparently liked some very young women as well. As much as I've been repulsed by Polanski's 1977 rape of a 13-year-old girl, I've been absolutely flabbergasted and offended by the list of Hollywood elites and celebrities who have recently signed a petition demanding his release. His comments on the subject indicate no remorse and in fact seem to indicate a perverse (of course) pride in his engaging in satisfying his twisted appetites. That he happened to be a director you like does not change it. Franois Margolin 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. John Landis - Path. He must be brought to justice. 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. Dominique Crevecoeur 20052023 Mashable, Inc., a Ziff Davis company. The fact that Switzerland is a neutral country does not make it a lawless country. . But Thompson had to be talked out of signing the Polanski petition in 2009 by a 19-year-old. - lARRF - Association des Ralisateurs et ralisatrices de Films - Belgique (Belgian Association of Filmmakers) Just ask her. Instead, he describes trying to arrange a date with her. My level of disgust for these petitions cannot even be fully expressed. He was the younger brother of actress and activist Jane Fonda and the father of actress Bridget Fonda. On Sunday night, at the London Critics Circle awards, only months after defending Polanski and Allen, Winslet spoke tearfully about bitter regrets I have at poor decisions to work with individuals with whom I wish I had not. Hiding under the same moldy rock they hid under during the OJ trial? His plea bargain didnt fall apart. Just Jaeckin Martin Scorcese its shameful,to say that i consented it. Jean-Jacques Beineix Miguel Courtois People believe that gender equality is improving, but the rest of the data tells a different story. Wow! Sure, admire his work. 4. For those of you who support Mr. Polanski, have you never considered that he has likely perpretrated the same things against some other young victim as he did Ms. Gailey? This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Argue all you want, I dont know ANY 13 year old girls who can hold there Quaaludes & champagne AND still say yes to having sex with a sick, dirty old man. They trotted out the familiar defences: the Holocaust and Sharon Tate, of course. I still do. What is the big deal about the Reverend Polanski? Etienne Faure The active paedophile is stealing childhoods. Claude Lelouch 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. Afp is reporting that a grand assembly of filmmakers, actors and producers from around the world have signed a petition urging the release of director Roman Polanski, who was arrested Sunday in Switzerland on a warrant for a 1977 underage sex case in the United States. Claude Lanzmann Anyone whose name is on this petition, is supporting an admitted (he did admit it) rapist/child molester. Signed? Filmmakers, actors, producers and technicians everyone involved in international filmmaking want him to know that he has their support and friendship. Jean-Paul Salom from Mashable that may sometimes include advertisements or sponsored content. If you are rich, white, and especially if you are famous, the system in extremely biased in your favor. That does not change that he committed statutory rape against a 13 year old, drugged her, and fled the country. Wim Wenders. $17.99 + $4.99 shipping. And yet only a decade and a half earlier, Streep had stood and applauded when Polanski won best director at the 2003 Oscars, not so much tacitly approving rape as explicitly celebrating a convicted child rapist. As to the victim wanting to drop the case, it is because she is tired of all the publicity her family gets every time Polanski whines about not being able to go to a certain country to film. 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. Lets go folks!! You know how many children have been blown to pieces in Iraq as a result of allied bombings? "We talked for 15 minutes and by the end she [Thompson] said she would get her name removed. He is a great artist, no doubt about it, but he commited a crime against a child and needs to be prosecuted. BTW, courts do not drop cases because victims want them dropped. It feels GOOD. GET YOUR VICARIOUS, HYSTERICAL SADISTIC FANTASIES OFF OF ROMAN POLANSKI AND BURN A CROSS ON SOMEBODY ELSES LAWN. IndieWire is a part of Penske Media Corporation. A man that raped a child. I wonder how these signers would feel if it was one of their kids? Only one person who signed the petition agrees to speak on the record: the actor Asia Argento, who has since accused Weinstein of abusing her. Patrick Braoud I was asked by friends from the Cannes film festival to sign it. You people that support this kind of act should be ashamed of yourselves. I start by emailing Zenovich to ask if she feels attitudes towards Polanski have changed since she made her movie and its follow-up, Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out, about the Zurich arrest.
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