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Reopening a case that has inspired curiosity, controversy, and confusion for over three decades, Zenovich's film is an extensive exploration of the circumstances that led up to--and the circus that fo...( read more 
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MCT:May 6, 2008Not Interested
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MCT:October 20, 2008Unlike other reviewers, I didn't find this especially illuminating. I don't suppose we'll ever know exactly what happened on March 10 1977, to what extent, if any, Polanski was entrapped, or just what was going on in his head to make him do something so unforgivably vile, but I did expect Samantha Geimer, Polanski's victim, to set the story straighter than she does here. Combining archive news footage and old Polanski interviews with the recollections of some of the characters directly or indirectly involved in the case (Geimer, Assistant D.A.s, attorneys, retired L.A.P.D. officers, journalists, Polanski's cronies, etc) the film is more or less just a record of the media circus that ensued after the director's arrest. An entertaining but disappointingly superficial piece of muckraking, the documentary only really fascinates on the subject of the trial, as retold by the prosecution and defence attorneys, where Polanski became the plaything of judge more obsessed with his own celebrity than justice.
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MCT:October 11, 2008
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MCT:September 7, 2008A deeply thorough and in-depth investigation about not only the incident that involved Polanski with a 13-year old girl, but the judicial circus and media frenzy that followed. This documentary is an exercise in examining the relationships between our predatory, yet ignorant media and the flaws of our judicial system. Of course public opinion is the medium that ties the two together here. Marina Zenovich poses the question: "Which is the bigger crime: Polanski's actions or the injustices incurred against him by the judge presiding over his case?" Zenovich objectively presents all perspectives of the fiasco and gives equal consideration to Polanski both as a perpetrator and as a victim. Most of all, she gives us insight as to the trauma, confusion, and loneliness experienced by the man who ended up bringing more of this upon himself as a result of his actions.
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MCT:July 6, 2008
I thought this was a fascinating documentary. I saw this on cable. It is an interesting fact that the press in the U.S. still has made this situation seem as though Polanski totally avoided going to court. This film documents the case as well as the man and the alleged victim. I say victim because of the fact that the girl's mother knew all about Polanski and his reputation with young women and still drove her daughter to the site of the photo shoot (Jack Nicolson's house) and left her alone the entire time. That doesn't totally forgive him of this crime. We get to learn a lot about this troubled man. I never knew that he even went to court so many times to stand trial for something he says he didn't know was unlawful. Very twisted tale of the judge who presided over this case. I was impressed very much with the lawyers on both sides of the case. I do think that Roman was guilty of more than he pleaded for but when a judge tells the attorneys what to say and also holds a press conference, that case should go right out the window. I recommend anyone to see this if you are interested in Polanski and/or American law.
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