More important than the DA, his flight from the US or his abominable behavior is the FACT that the young lady in question would like this to finished forever. Polanski, you sense, has never even tried to understand this.) After Tate was murdered in 1969, when Polanski was 36, he spent time in Gstaad, where he slept with schoolgirls aged 16 to 19, who were, he writes, more beautiful, in a natural, coltish way, than they ever would be again. Raphael Rebibo Jean-Charles Tacchella 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. Liria Begeja Shame on all of you. Unfortunately, he passed [] Some think that sex with a child is a crime not just against the child, but against society. While researching this article I had a couple of off-the-record discussions with actors and film-makers about their true feelings about Polanski. You people that support this kind of act should be ashamed of yourselves. Polanskis autobiography was written seven years after his arrest, and his account of the crime does not smack of a man overly burdened with feelings of guilt. Shall we all rape, murder, steal, defraud etc. 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? Or else every case involving Stockholm Syndrome would never be tried. It will be much wiser, less obstinate and more generous to leave this exceptional man alone. By trying to send Roman Polanski to the lions despite all the legal arguments, is something that unfortunately gets and will get more and more out of proportion. Go ahead delete my anti hollywood post I feel better for posting it even if I already knew only equivocators and apologist for polanski need post, the uber leftist oh so talented equivocators make me want to hurl. . but this summer,when right when i turned 14 i gave in and had sex with a 27 year old man. im not sure if i should say i expected better from a lot of these people. Children are abused, murdered, go hungry every day. Terry Gilliam (They didnt). 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. Christian Gion Roman Polanski has been a fugitive from justice for 30 years and it is time he manned up and dealt with the situation. Stuck on 'Quordle' #403? Pedro Almodovar Sandra Nicolier But the Moral Police of the World wants blood. Kent Jones If he believed her to be old enough, why did he drug her? But then again, the judge apparently liked some very young women as well. Seems strange that people on this board try to make some justification for Polanski out of bad things going unpunished elsewhere. This does not make what Polanski did any better! Marc Sandberg Justice at least will have run its course. I know I was thinking about sex pretty much 90% of the time. And please dont take the whole But but hes so charming and he gives to charity! defense. And I still have a good lot of movies to see. Jarre, he admitted to sleeping with a 13 year old child, whose age he knew. I find it hard to believe that you would find it an acceptable excuse if it was your child who was sodomized. The issue is effective consent not whether you like or dislike someones sexual preference or activity. Instead, he describes trying to arrange a date with her. Admitted to the crime and fled the country. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images. Drugging a girl, disregarding her repeated No, her faking an asthma attack to get him to stop is not real rape? I propose a boycott of all films and books and plays and machinery created by all those people listed here. To not face your own actions but run away when you dont like the consequences. The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox. And I was like, sure. We have learned the astonishing news of Roman Polanskis arrest by the Swiss police on September 26th, upon arrival in Zurich (Switzerland) while on his way to a film festival where he was due to receive an award for his career in filmmaking. He admitted to unlawfully having sex as part of a plea bargain the judge tried to renege on. Probably not but I will feel good about myself. All Rights Reserved. Debra Winger described Polanskis arrest in Switzerland in 2009 as a philistine collusion. Souleymane Cisse 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. Adrien Brody with Polanksi, during filming of The Pianist, 2002. We have learned the astonishing news of Roman Polanski's arrest by the Swiss police on September 26th, upon arrival in Zurich (Switzerland) while on his way to a film festival where he was due to receive an award for his career in filmmaking. Laurence Roulet Please! im ashamed and sickened. The whole world will be so much safer if Polanski ends his days behind bars. Portman is one of the first . Hes an old man now and probably wont be causing much more trouble so I dont know how much in the way of resources we should spend trying to extradite him so that he can spend his dotage in one of our nicer minimum security prisons . - le Festival de Cannes People believe that gender equality is improving, but the rest of the data tells a different story. Christophe Barratier Christian Carion The man has no remorse for what he did as evidenced by interviews he has given. He plead guilty to a lesser charge of unlawful sex with a minor because he knew they had enough evidence to fry his ass if it went to trial. I hope all of you outraged ones stay away from children everywhere. He was the younger brother of actress and activist Jane Fonda and the father of actress Bridget Fonda. Polanski raped a thirteen year old girl and fled justice. Back in 2009, film industry luminaries signed a petition to release Roman Polanski from a Swiss prison and now one star is regretting it. Alain Terzian We'll give you the hints and tips you need (and also the answers). A host of directors and actors followed Weinstein, signing the petition for Polanski, including Natalie Portman, Tilda Swinton and Emma Thompson. The year after he fled the US he gave an interview to Martin Amis, in which he declared: Judges want to fuck young girls. Shocking what your statement implies. Amongst them were a swathe of high-profile names, including Woody Allen, David Lynch, Martin Scorsese, Tilda Swinton, Darren Aronofsky, Monica Bellucci, Asia Argento and Wes Anderson. Please somebody start a petition against Roman Polanski and the rest of his kin. Polanski was originally indicted for 4 felonies, and the girl agreed to have him plea guilty to statutory rape in order to avoid the circus of the trial. Polanski directs Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly in the 2011 film Carnage. Tilda Swinton This article was amended on 30 January 2018. He should have been prosecuted as well, even if no teenagers were involved in his misdeeds. Juries want to fuck young girls everyone wants to fuck young girls! (Amis, clearly shocked, wrote: Even Humbert Humbert realised that young girls dont really know whether they are willing or not. The mob wants revenge. This extradition, if it takes place, will be heavy in consequences and will take away his freedom, the petition read. I had an extraordinary working experience with both of those men, and thats the truth.. But to be honest, there are very few "Hollywood" names on the list and a ton of European names on the list. It will be much wiser, less obstinate and more generous to leave this exceptional man alone. Franois Margolin thesmokinggun.com/archive/polanskicover1.html. He is not a good man. Making good films does not exempt you from the law. Roman Polanski is a French citizen, a renown [sic] and international artist now facing extradition. Living with regret. She is not an adult. And not just when it comes to lurid, sex-laced cases, but that seems all most people care about. Basically, it all comes down to your threshold of pain. I hope he finally gets his punishment and for the ones who signed this list: Im avoiding your work from now on! Too icky, I suppose to add the details of your purported heros heinous crime. If Polanski had killed the girl instead of raping her, the whole matter would have been forgotten long ago The fact that Switzerland is a neutral country does not make it a lawless country. Is Father Polanski any different? Danis Tanovic He never admited to raping anyone. Sigourney Weaver with Polanski at the 2008 Marrakech film festival. She forgave him yes but the law does not forgive. In 2009, when Polanski was arrested at a Zurich airport in a failed extradition attempt, over 100 Hollywood celebrities signed a petition calling for his release. Someone I respected gave it to me, and said, 'I signed this. We'll give you the hints and tips you need (and also the answers). I happen to believe that. His plea bargain didnt fall apart. By now, celebrities were falling over themselves to defend Polanski. Many 13 year olds - boys and girls- have sex and very often with those older than them. Absolutely despicable by each and every one of these people who signed this petition. On Tuesday, Natalie Portman apologized for signing the 2009 petition in support of Polanski. Polanski has not served his time and now he is guilty of evading justice. He drugged a child. We are all part of the #MeToo movement, both men and women, Cruz said, because we all feel that rage and sense of injustice. 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. furthermore, the reason the victim wants the charges to be dropped is because this case has been haunting her since she was 13- she is in her 40s now and she wants to get on with her life. Afterwards, in Polanskis car, Gailey cried. 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. At this point, they wont be helping to heal the situation, nor will they vindicate this womans suffering at his hands. Etienne Faure Just because he made a few hollywood films, should he somehow be judged more severely or liberally than the others? He never admited to raping anyone.. When Winslet was asked last September whether she had any qualms about working with Woody Allen, another director accused (but, unlike Polanski, never arrested and never charged) of a sex crime against a minor, she replied: Having thought it all through, you put it to one side and just work with the person. These people who hold such power over the media, have a duty to defend the victim not this unrepentant, repulsive excuse for of a man. I will never ever spend another cent on anything you folks are in, or have participated in or come even close to being involved in. Miguel Courtois 1. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - Members of the European Producers Club I will spread this list to every friend I have, and post it on Facebook and many other social sites. Olivier Assayas Stephen Frears Sure, admire his work. 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. This article was amended on 2 February 2018 to clarify that the estimate of a three-year US prison sentence was made in 2009. Thierry Fremaux jarre and diana, the point that polanski never admitted to raping anyone is a big problem here. Film-makers in France, in Europe, in the United States and around the world are dismayed by this decision It seems inadmissible to them that an international cultural event, paying homage to one of the greatest contemporary film-makers, is used by police to apprehend him., Related Will you too?' His plea bargain didnt fall apart. There was no doubt about her experience and lack of inhibition. Woody Allen, David Lynch and Martin Scorsese today added their names to a petition demanding the immediate release of Roman Polanski from detention in Zurich. I am deeply saddened to see so many of my cinematic heroes supporting Polanski. whether she had any qualms about working with Woody Allen, general American public remained firmly set against Polanski, her attorney arranged the plea bargain, in which five of the charges were dropped and Polanski, I wrote about the documentary for this paper, Debra Winger claimed the whole art world suffers, British actor Charlotte Lewis said Polanski abused her, Renate Langer said the director raped her, Marianne Barnard, accused him of assaulting her. He fled the conviction. Grard Lenne I think her opinion is the ONLY one that counts. Alexander Astruc Woody Allen, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Martin Scorcese, David Lynch, Wong Kar Wai, Harmony Korine, Stephen Frears . I know it wont matter one iota to many of you, which is fine, but I am one person who will do her best to avoid any of your work. Alongside Asia Argento and Emma Thompson, Natalie Portman remains one of the few celebrities to apologize for signing the petition. Too bad theyre selling their souls to be there. If he was some crack head living in harlem and raped a girl would the same supporters come to the rescue? Bertrand Tavernier Classic movies. he not only victimized her when she was 13 by being so selfish, he has been victimzing her for more than 30 years afterwards. He sodomized a child, and then fled the country - at what point does this become ok with people. I understand that there seems to have been a biased judge in the original case. 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. He should not have to go on trial again for a 30 year old statutory rape, but should have to answer to the flight. I have also read the facts spred online. Radovan Tadic Alain Corneau i feel ashamed sometimes,like a complete whore.but it was of my consent.so i sucked it up,and i never told anyone.if someone were to find out,there is no doubt id say its rape. The facts have never altered. (Also, Woody Allen, but who's surprised there?) If this was some normal guy from the streets of Chicago you would all be calling for his head. - Le Bureau National du SFA And I was like, sure. I hope the tide is finally turning.. Im deeply disappointed in the people that signed this shameful petition. The girl said no many times. Marc Guidoni A pedophile. The two directors and more than 100 other filmmakers and actors have signed a petition voicing their. At the end of the day Polanski fled not because of a legal transgression on the part of the California justice system but because he thinks hes above the law and does not have to answer to a code of ethics that conflicts with his selfish and perverse tastes. Page 15 whats more would you be alright with this man if he raped your little sister?Your daughter. like to see where they end up. That does not make what he did any better. A shameful chapter indeed - let us hope it will soon be brought to a close. Its called statutory RAPE for a reason. "And it's really unfortunate, and was a surprise to me for sure. 2023 IndieWire Media, LLC. She spread herself and I entered her. By signing up to the Mashable newsletter you agree to receive electronic communications None of what you say changes the gravity of this case and with a lot of crimes the law also operates apart from Let me enlighten you: This was a common criminal apprehension. so roman polanski is sayong it was consensual,and i have no reason to disbeleive him.no one was there,to know the exact facts. I was looking for the petition to sign, but heres my comment: LEAVE THE POOR GUY ALONE. Vangelis, By trying to send Roman Polanski to the lions despite all the legal arguments, is something that unfortunately gets and will get more and more out of proportion. He presented to them the new Minister Counselor for Public Affairs at the embassy, Ms Judith Baroody. I am thoroughly disgusted by the worlds film community for supporting him just because he makes good movies. i can only wish you all the worst, and i hope you come to feel deeply ashamed. Mario Monicelli On September 16th, 2009, Mr. Charles Rivkin, the US Ambassador to France, received French artists and intellectuals at the embassy. By their extraterritorial nature, film festivals the world over have always permitted works to be shown and for filmmakers to present them freely and safely, even when certain States opposed this. Thanks to the candour of Polanski, the rest of us have always known, too including everyone in the film industry who has worked with him since. Alexander Payne Because you know, rapists are never charming, are they? It was signed by some of the biggest names in filmindividuals who were willing to discount the fact that Polanski was charged in court with drugging a 13-year-old with alcohol and half a Quaalude before forcibly performing oral, vaginal, and anal sex acts upon her, despite her pleas for him to stop. Who gives a shit? - la SACD In 2018, Dolan apologised and expressed regret for signing the petition. One would think that these filmmakers have enough money to hire a proper lawyer to draft their petition, if they were serious about it. He should be brought to justice. Hes an animal because of what he did to a child; hes a coward because he didnt take his punishment like a man with character. Jol Farges Claude Lanzmann Those that signed the petition, I would The filmmaker had been detained over a 1977 underage sex case from the U.S., which he plead guilty to. i just cant comprehend how you can just so willingly run to the aid of a man who raped a child. Given Portman's active involvement in the Time's Up movement, her signing of the petition came from a misplaced sense of empathy. It was stupid To take a childhood from a person is the worst thing there is. And I propose a boycott of all those individuals (and their businesses) who supported the illegal and murderous war in Iraq.. Lets show we really care about children! After all, no matter how badly the legal system failed Polanski, this didnt cancel out the fact that he raped a child. In September 2009, Roman Polanski was arrested by Swiss police on a warrant for his 1977 sexual-abuse case. Jan Kounen Polanski showed not even the slightest sign of regret, but stated in an interview that everybody wants to sleep with young girls or whatever. Its 40 years this week since the director and convicted sex offender went on the run. I then contact the film-makers who signed the 2009 petition demanding Polanskis release, including David Lynch, Wes Anderson and Martin Scorsese. What purpose does it serve to lock up Mr. Polanski when the prison space could be used to protect the public from violent offenders? One admitted they regretted their previous support, given the new allegations, but couldnt bring themselves to say so publicly. it just makes you sick to your stomach to see so many people that you gathered so much inspiration from dissapoint you in such a vile way. I ask why she signed the petition in the first place. 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. I dont know if you are really helping his case, Woody. Patty Jenkins Told Chris Pine to Try Directing: 'You Gotta Do Something Besides Wait in Your Trailer' Prefer the fantasy of one his films? 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. The following is the SACD petition, followed by a list of names of people who had signed it as of tonight. That he happened to be a director you like does not change it. You know how many children have been blown to pieces in Iraq as a result of allied bombings? The petitioners clearly consider themselves diplomats, which they are not. Abderrahmane Sissako This man should never have been allowed to go free without punishmentand 45 days of evaluation does not constitute punishment! He never contested that his victim told him no repeatedly, or that he drugged her. When Polanski was arrested in Zurich in 2009 in a failed attempt by the US to extradite him, more than 100 celebrities signed a petition demanding his release. means nothing. So is Roman Polanski. when i was 13 started having desires for older men,anywhere up to their 40s.it became my prefrence since then.i never actually had sex with someone above that age,it was just sort of a forbidden fantasy to me.im was 13,not 5,so i knew better then to act on it,as much as some adults say teenagers dont know better yeah,they do. Insanity. Roman Polanski at a court appearance in Los Angeles in 1977. Read the unsealed records at the smoking gun. But if I ever see him, I will spit in his face. Influencers: Profiles of a Partnership 2022, How to Pitch Stories and Articles to IndieWire, Patty Jenkins Told Chris Pine to Try Directing: 'You Gotta Do Something Besides Wait in Your Trailer', The Best True Crime Streaming Now, from 'Unsolved Mysteries' to 'McMillions' to 'The Staircase', 17 HBO and HBO Max Original Series to Get Excited About in 2023. Thanks to #MeToo and the Time's Up campaign, we are now living in a dramatically different climate when it comes to discussing sexual harassment and assault. US-French relations have nothing to do with Polanski drugging and raping a child. A petition demanding his release was signed by more than 100 actors and film-makers, including Emma Thompson (who later asked to have her name removed), Yasmina Reza and Tilda Swinton. It is the most vicious, sickening and coward action, to attack a young child. Diane Kurys Judge Laurence Rittenband, who was thought to be considering sentencing Polanski to 50 years in prison. Harmony Korine - lAPI (Association des producteurs Indpendants) (Association of Independent Producers) Free shipping for many products! Here are some tips and tricks to help you find the answer to 'Wordle' #622. Dont worry YM, I didnt forget you. Posting their names publicly in support of Polanski speaks loudly regarding their . Also to send out the right signal to society. Elie Chouraqui Mario Martone What kind of message are we sending to all of the other 13 year old girls out there that have been raped? - le Festival des Rencontres internationales du cinma de patrimoine de Vincennes No one should have pity for him - his suffering is completely self-inflicted. Adrien Brody, who won an Oscar for The Pianist, was unable to participate due to schedule. Scott Foundas He raped a child! Jean-Jacques Annaud 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. Tom Tykwer They want a circus of blood. He would just be more careful.There are men who go unrevealed for years, even die before anyone finds out about them and here you have a man who was exposed and you support him?Yes he should be free to continue to do what he likes. I say treat them all equally! And here is another Free Polanski petition, this one organized by writer/philosopher Bernard-Henri Lvy. I have too much to say to put it in a short comment - but I have posted on this issue on my personal blog : But it seems to me that Hollywood must be a very dangerous place for a child these days as so many of its big names appear to endorse paedophilic activity. 13. He fled the country to France before he could be properly sentenced. Polanski raped a 13 year old girl and skipped out on the sentencing he should rot in jail for a long time. Roman Polanski is a French citizen, a renown and international artist now facing extradition. But you can have your eyes opened and completely change the way you want to live. He blamed jet lag. Polanski is a child molester. The names on the petition include Natalie Portman, Tilda Swinton, Isabelle Huppert, Penelope Cruz, Diane von Furstenberg, Wes Anderson, Darren Aronofsky, Martin Scorsese, Monica Bellucci, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Harmony Korine, Ethan Cohen, David Lynch, and Harrison Ford. - le Groupe 25 images When he then learned she was only 15, he continued to sleep with her for several months, he wrote. Monica Bellucci Robert Hossein Well, so do I. in 2009 over 100 filmmakers and actors signed a petition demanding authorities to release Roman Polanski, who was found guilty of sexually abusing a minor after he drugged and raped a child and has been accused by many. Tonie Marshall 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, Actor Gael Garca Bernal, Academy Award-winning actress Penlope Cruz, veteran director Mario Monicelli, veteran screenwriter Lorenzo Semple Jr, and Academy Award-winning filmmakers Bernardo Bertolucci and Ethan Coen are a few of the latest additions to the list of signatories demanding freedom for filmmaker Roman Polanski, currently being held by Swiss authorities. I love you and respect you more than ever. It is also irrelevant that she may have dressed grown up or even if she had engaged in intimacy with boys of her age. A petition has been circulated on behalf of Roman Polanski henceforth, to my mind, "RoPo" and signed by A-list movie directors (Pedro Almodovar, Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Wong Kar. Thank you for not allowing the blood thirsty mob to prevent you from doing what you believe to be right. - le SPI Would the signatories of this list have us serve up children for them to rape and defile at their pleasure because, well, W. is a really bad man? He engaged in non-consenting sex acts with a child. Laws - rape (statutory or otherwise) and escape from justice - have been broken. Roman was charged with sex with minor, not real rape. Its shocking that people like Polanski are still revered, celebrated by actors and fellow film-makers and cinematheques around the world who continue to not only promote their work, but also to work with them. Nicolas Mauvernay It was a long time ago was another one, as was: Hes served his time. (In 2009, the expert legal affairs writer, Jeffrey Toobin, reported that at that time the prison sentence for an adult defendant who pleaded guilty to statutory rape was likely to be three years in a state prison.) What preyytell has he done for you that you would abandon your senses in this way. Part of me feels extreme disgust right now because I think that the pass many are giving to Polanski is a reflection of a misogynistic culture that deep down believes a woman (or in this case, a girl) always wants it. So, I helped Polanski rape someone because Ive watched Chinatown about a dozen times. Richard Pena But he doesnt mention that in his book. Get The Latest IndieWire Alerts And Newsletters Delivered Directly To Your Inbox. I was mostly just on and off saying: No, stop. But I wasnt fighting really because there was no one else there and I had no place to go. 17 HBO and HBO Max Original Series to Get Excited About in 2023. One of the petition's signatories was Natalie Portman, who told BuzzFeed(Opens in a new tab) she "very much" regrets putting her name on it. But she is too busy preparing for Sundance to engage. In 1986, he met the woman who would be his next wife, the actress Emanuelle Seigner. HES SUFFERED ENOUGH. And yet Polanskis name is mentioned only sporadically, even though he is the only one with an actual conviction. He fled the country to France before he could be properly sentenced. Just under a decade after she signed the Polanski petition, Cruz expressed her support for the #MeToo movement and Times Up initiative to Spanish newspaper El Pais. 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