I previously watched a Polanski film "Roman Polanski, Wanted and Desired". It was a huge piece of crap! I can't believe so many actors are able to turn a blind eye to what this sicko has done. It's not a question of guilt as he has plead guilty, but an acceptance of him as a peer. I will boycott any film or studio that produces, finances or promotes his films, and ask you to do the same.
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1. The riddle is simple but the answer is all but illegal. No, I'm not trying to write a riddle.
2. The laws were different back then; the laws pertaining to sex/rape/underage sex etc. I know a couple of cops who are now in their 50s/60s who would have been tried for statutory rape if the laws were the same as today. Imagine that, guys who are lifetime cops could have been sex offenders who can't find a house to stay in no matter how much money they have. PS. I'm not siding with the cops(or Polanski), I'm just stating reality of the situation.
3. Do some research on who is backing Polanski and check out some of their quotes. When you find out who is backing this guy, don't spend any money on their movies/projects etc.
Thank you for letting us know about this other film that this sick paedophile has made, I also gave that film 1 star (as well as this film) even though I will never watch them.
shareUmm. Polanski himself made neither of these documentaries. Wanted & Desired was actually made by a woman.
shareJust check what Bing Crosby did to his own children, and he's still the beloved American Daddy to all. What a pity!
shareNice to see the only people who comment on this subject are femi-nazis and their male drones. None of you have the right to tell others what they should watch or not. That is called censorship and last time I looked most of our countries have laws against it. You should learn how to separate an individuals personal life from their professional one.
He pled guilty, that indicates remorse, the victim sued him a decade later and he paid her. She was compensated for the crime. That is the end of it. She herself said "…he had sex with me. He wasn’t hurting me and he wasn’t forceful or mean or anything like that, and really I just tried to let him get it over with." She also claimed that the event had been blown "all out of proportion". Also "I'm sure if he could go back, he wouldn't do it again. He made a terrible mistake but he's paid for it." In 2008, Geimer stated in an interview that she wishes Polanski would be forgiven, "I think he's sorry, I think he knows it was wrong. I don't think he's a danger to society. I don't think he needs to be locked up forever and no one has ever come out ever – besides me – and accused him of anything. It was 30 years ago now. It's an unpleasant memory ... (but) I can live with it."
The only person who has a right to condemn Polanski has forgiven him and wants all of you to stfu. He could have killed someone and it would have caused less anger and faux rage from you holier than thou's. Now before you go shouting that I am condoning the crime of rape or unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor which he plead guilty to, make sure you have proof.
Everybody deserves to be forgiven, especially those that have atoned for their sins.
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I just saw the documentary on ARTE and I immediately ordered the BD from Australia and the DVD from Italy.
The documentary has changed my mind about him.
His life is beyond comprehension.
Except Roman Polanski sure hasn't atoned for his sins. He tucked his tail between his legs like the coward that he is and fled the country.
It's amazing how people are willing to defend a pedophile rapist simply because he's famous.
Society has a right to condemn Polanski. The state is responsible for prosecution, not the victim. If it was the other case around, no murderer would ever be punished. It's great if the victim has been able to move on, but that's an entirely different thing. That cowardly rapist belongs in jail.
Working in the movie business since -92
You must be so proud of yourself and your "morale".
Do you know that pride is a deadly sin, mr. or mrs. holier-than-thou?
I am proud of my morals. And it's Mr. in case that makes a difference. I wonder if you would have the same feelings about a convicted child rapist if you had a 13 year old daughter at home. I don't care if it was the 60's or if others have accepted that he is remorseful. I just can't believe that because his penalty has been served(it wasn't. He fled the country) that he has been reformed. My point was to let others know that he is a convicted child rapist. If you wish to support him, go ahead. I'm not so easily swayed by stardom.
share"To let others know", of course. Because the trial is such a little known fact. And certainly you didn't post this to make yourself feel better, because you have someone you can look down upon. I'm alway curious about the self esteem of people who only find child molesters when they need someone to look down upon.
And I guess you also tell yourself that you do it "for the victim". Well, if you had taken the time to watch the documentary you commented on, you would know that she feels that what the prosecutors did to her life was more harmful that what Polanski did. And that she wants nothing more than the whole story to end and disappear from the media so that she can live a normal life. It isn't very far-fetched to assume that she would also prefer if self-proclaimed prosecutors would also stop posting "crucify him!" whenever they read about Polanski...
Ok, here goes. Yes, it was to "let others know." This is quite obvious. I never knew the entire story until I watched the movie and researched it further. Maybe I'm not the only person that didn't read about it previously.
And no, I didn't post to make myself feel better. I feel just fine thanks. I have great self esteem and a wonderful life. Am I suppose-to feel bad for Polanski because he raped a child? I'll leave that up to you. And instead of besmirching me, I would have thought you would not have sided with a rapist, but perhaps I was wrong.
I'm always curious about the self-esteem of people who only find child molesters when they need someone to look "up" to. I'd rather be looking down on him.
And again, yes, I did watch the entire film. As I was entirely sickened by it. I know the victim wants all this to stop. Who wouldn't? And it wouldn't be happening if Polanski didn't rape her.
I didn't say "crucify him!", I just posted my views on a "Child Rapist". I'm also not a prosecutor, that job was done by someone else. And he won. Maybe not as well as could be done, but that's another topic that somebody else can post about.
Obviously you like Polanski, and maybe you think that his "genius" in film, can override the inescapable fact that he is a "Child Rapist".
And just so you know, I'm not a religious zealot or a far right or far left activist. I'm just a normal person that can't stand people that Rape or Murder others.
So instead of posting that someone you don't know, that has a very different opinion of a "convicted rapist" than you, has little self esteem, maybe you should look in the mirror and ask that person, "why should I be defending a "rapist"?
Yes, it was to "let others know." This is quite obvious. I never knew the entire story until I watched the movie and researched it further.
I have great self esteem
Am I suppose-to feel bad for Polanski because he raped a child? I'll leave that up to you. And instead of besmirching me, I would have thought you would not have sided with a rapist, but perhaps I was wrong.
I'm always curious about the self-esteem of people who only find child molesters when they need someone to look "up" to. I'd rather be looking down on him.
So instead of posting that someone you don't know, that has a very different opinion of a "convicted rapist" than you, has little self esteem, maybe you should look in the mirror and ask that person, "why should I be defending a "rapist"?
Obviously this series of posts will go on forever. So I'll answer you questions and we can go on with our lives.
No, I don't like what O.J. or Kazan have done, though I think putting O.J. in a list of actors is quite funny. Kazan on the other hand did ruin careers in this industry. He was not a rapist though.
O.J. was found not guilty(though I believe he was guilty). And I know that the criminal system gets it wrong sometimes. So lets not continue on this new thread please.
And I am proud to have great self esteem. I'm not holier-than-thou, just a normal guy that sees a child rapist as he is.
Though I certainly feel that he suffered a terrible childhood and also the murder of his wife, this is not a free pass to rape. I'm pretty sure that all the survivors of The Nazis invasion and death camps have not become murderers or rapists. We could not ever understand the horrors these people when through and I would not use this genocide as an excuse for anyones behaviour.
And Polanski has been judged. He was found guilty. I can only look down on someone as vile as him. It's not a Christian, Left or Right wing way of thought, just my own.Just as you wish to look at all others without judgment.(except for judging me, of course).
And as for being hypocritical, I would think that my post was nothing but good judgment. He is not a role model or a great man that has contributed anything but being a part of a film making procedure. Maybe that's the problem with our society. We make idols out of ordinary people that really just have a rather glorious job. I'm not complaining about this though, just that he is a rather sick person.
I know that this post is still not showing you that your post has changed my views, as I'm sure that yours has not been swayed by mine.
So lets agree to disagree and end this like 2 passionate people whom have shared a very adult conversation on a controversial subject.
Best Regards.