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14 Oct 2009 23:14

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Culture: Jail can’t keep Roman Polanski from making movies

  • Whether the film can rise above the circumstances in which the director now finds himself I don’t know. We will test to the upper limits the notion that there’s no such thing as bad publicity.
  • Writer Robert Harris • Who is working with Roman Polanski on the upcoming film “The Ghost.” Harris says that while Polanski doesn’t have a phone, he can communicate and make decisions about the film while he’s fighting extradition. He’s totally using Skype, isn’t he? • source

28 Sep 2009 08:33

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Culture: The support for arrested director Roman Polanski remains strong

  • I am shocked that any man of 76, whether distinguished or not, should have been treated in such a fashion. It is hard not to believe that this heavy-handed action must be in some way politically motivated.
  • British novelist and recent Roman Polanski writing partner Robert Harris • Describing his distaste for Polanski’s arrest. Harris isn’t alone in feeling this way about the incident – French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand and Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski have both stuck their necks out for the famed director. In Sikorski’s case, he may directly ask President Obama for a pardon. • source