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Call me a bastard

posted 8 years ago by Jakue
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Call me a bastard for getting excited about a new Polanski film I can't help it. He's a brilliant filmmaker.

No need to be ashamed; he's still one of the great modern filmmakers. I'm sorry some people can't separate art from the artist.  I definitely don't condone his crime, but it ultimately has nothing to do with his work. When he starts making films that glorify rape, THEN I'll start taking issue with him. 

[–] Saoradh 8 years ago

He didn't know the girl was 14 so you cant blame him at all.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.- Einstein

[–] RabidAnchovy345 8 years ago

Well, rape is rape, so you CAN. Still, "Repulsion," "Chinatown," and "The Pianist" are among my very favorite films (and, next to Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon," "Tess" is my favorite costume drama).

[–] Saoradh 8 years ago

How on earth could you? He had no idea.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.- Einstein

[–] RabidAnchovy345 8 years ago

He had no idea he was committing rape?? 

[–] Saoradh 8 years ago

Obviously not if he didn't know the girl was 14.

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[–] RabidAnchovy345 8 years ago

Explain to me how knowingly screwing someone against their consent doesn't qualify as knowingly committing rape (the fact she was a minor only adds the word 'statutory' in front of it). 

[–] Saoradh 8 years ago

I wasn't agaisnt their consent, she consented.

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[–] ivar-ber 8 years ago

Same here! I love "The Ghost Writer" and many other of his thrillers ("Bitter Moon").

[–] mulholland_empire 8 years ago

would never call you a bastard for anticipating a new polanski film co-written by olivier assayas!!!!!