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. Tony Gatlif The man is an animal and a coward. - lAPI (Association des producteurs Indpendants) (Association of Independent Producers) If this was some normal guy from the streets of Chicago you would all be calling for his head. She played Lena, while her co-star Jennifer Jason Leigh played Dr. Ventress, described as being of Asian and Native American background respectively in the novel. FREE ROMAN POLANSKI! She forgave him yes but the law does not forgive. I too have loved many of his films, and consider him a great artist - but that doesnt excuse his crime. She was 18. Jacques Richard We reached out to some of the most high-profile signatories to see if they had changed their mind about supporting Polanski in light of the #MeToo and Time's Up campaigns. Last year, four more allegations emerged: former US actor Mallory Millett said Polanski tried to rape her in 1970; German actor Renate Langer said the director raped her in Gstaad in 1972 when she was 15; a woman identified as Robin M said Polanski assaulted her in 1973 when she was 15; and a third, Marianne Barnard, accused him of assaulting her in 1975 when she was 10. This will not be a problem to keep up I will soon be very familiar with the names on the list, Ill just cross-check any movie I think about renting or seeing in the theater. 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. He never contested that his victim told him no repeatedly, or that he drugged her. He was the younger brother of actress and activist Jane Fonda and the father of actress Bridget Fonda. Dear Roman you have my full support. its shameful,to say that i consented it. Probably not but I will feel good about myself. He must be brought to justice. Alexander Astruc He fled the country to France before he could be properly sentenced. I find it hard to believe that you would find it an acceptable excuse if it was your child who was sodomized. Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for March 3. Natalie Portman. Giuseppe Bertolucci Ask any rape victim and we will tell you that we would give anything if the rapist had been prosecuted and locked up forever before we were victimized by them! We'll give you the hints and tips you need (and also the answers). He never even apologized to the woman. I mean, he IS a priest in the Catholic church is he not? NASA smacked an asteroid with a spacecraft. It was not just statutory rape, it was rape-rape because she said no! Alexandre Arcady I wonder how these signers would feel if it was one of their kids? Dont worry YM, I didnt forget you. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images. 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. Whatever transgressions the judge may have committed are irrelevant next to the drugging and repeated anal raping of a child. 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. Furthermore, plea bargains are totally up to the judge, if he felt the deal was too lenient than he was perfectly in his legal right to not honor the deal. Just ask her. I will never again be able to speak to, or look at, Mike Nichols, Jonathan Demme, Martin Scorsese or any of the other names I recognize here without wanting to scream obscenities at them. This extradition, if it takes place, will be heavy in consequences and will take away his freedom. In September 2009, Roman Polanski was arrested by Swiss police on a warrant for his 1977 sexual-abuse case. Jonathan Demme What happened to the feminists?, Wow, Laslavic- you are one classy guy!(/sarcasm). I disagree. I am not surprised to see the murderer John Landes on the list and any of the names that I do recognize, you can rest assured that they will not get my patronage in the future from any of their future endeavors. Jacques Fansten Actor Scott Caan, the son of the late actor James Caan, has filed a petition to manage his father's estate in new court documents obtained by The Blast. I admire Mr. Polanskis work. 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 . I hope the tide is finally turning.. Who gives a shit? I might not like it, but I can separate the man from his work. That is even ignoring the evidence that his victim gave to the grand jury that he got her alone under the pretense of taking her photo (for Vanity Fair I think), gave her alcohol and drugs and when she said no to him even after all that he went ahead and raped her orally, vaginally and anally. Miguel Courtois Where does the quest for boycott end? 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. 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. The year after he fled the US he gave an interview to Martin Amis, in which he declared: Judges want to fuck young girls. Gailey sensed something different. Andre Buytaers Broadly reached out to del Toro to ask if he regrets supporting Polanski, but he declined to reply by the time of publication. But I could sense a certain erotic tension between us.. Its 40 years this week since the director and convicted sex offender went on the run. Sandra Nicolier I live in LA, Im a liberal, and I am appalled by the signatures of people whose work I respect on the petition. Jean-Loup Hubert It will not be difficult to boycott most of the names on this list as it appears 90% of them are from France and are friends of the scumbag and amongst the more memorable supporters is woody allen, recognizable from his own torrid past. Living with regret. See you at your inbox! I am sure his methods may have changed but sex offenders rarely offend just once. Well, eight years is a long time in sexual mores. My eyes were not open," she said. On Sunday night, at the London Critics Circle awards, only months after defending Polanski and Allen, Winslet spoke tearfully about bitter regrets I have at poor decisions to work with individuals with whom I wish I had not. Once again, shame on all who signed this petition and feel Polanski shouldnt be punished! Weinstein is now firmly banished and actors are apologising for appearing in Woody Allen movies. He should have been prosecuted as well, even if no teenagers were involved in his misdeeds. Women, girls, PEOPLE having a RIGHT to say what happens to their own bodies is NOT a moral issue, it is a human rights issue. If he gets off on some technicality or is given a non custodial age due to age or the pleas of the victim or even the terms of the original plea bargain than so be it. Mr. Polanski is not a threat to anyone. 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. the uber leftist oh so talented equivocators make me want to hurl. 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. His plea bargain didnt fall apart. 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. Broadly reached out to Almodovar to ask if he regrets supporting Polanski, but he declined to reply by the time of publication. Unless the Puritans secretly championed the rights and autonomy of women. Children are abused, murdered, go hungry every day. Polanski was originally indicted on six counts of criminal behaviour, to which he pleaded not guilty. He is a great artist, no doubt about it, but he commited a crime against a child and needs to be prosecuted. Drugging a girl, disregarding her repeated No, her faking an asthma attack to get him to stop is not real rape? Watch what happened next. Like all arguments in Polanskis defence, the documentary stresses the previous tragedies in his life: his mother, four months pregnant, was killed in the Holocaust; his wife, eight months pregnant, was brutally murdered by the Manson family. People believe that gender equality is improving, but the rest of the data tells a different story. 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. Gilles Jacob 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. What he did over 30 years ago was wrong, but the fact that the victim received a civil settlement and doe not want the matter pursued means the case should be dropped. If youre not going to enforce laws, then whats the point in having any? Jeanne Moreau We werent saying much now, Polanski writes. Thierry Fremaux Yes, there are other problems plaguing the world. - lARRF - Association des Ralisateurs et ralisatrices de Films - Belgique (Belgian Association of Filmmakers) (In one of those ironies we can only appreciate in retrospect, this documentary, which presents an energetic case for the defence of a sex offender, was produced by the Weinstein Company.). Abderrahmane Sissako Polanski recounts what he describes as making love so sexily you can practically hear his heavy breathing. Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. Oscars 2023: Best Picture Predictions The progressive congresswoman was against the project, which was originally planned for Queens, New York. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. THANK YOU FOR STANDING UP TO THEM. According to her grand jury testimony, she repeatedly asked him to take her home and she was afraid of him. Related In 2016, when promoting recent film Julieta, Almodovar criticized the limited parts conventionally written for women. But as more artists come forward to speak out against Woody Allen, the same can't be said of Polanski, who remains venerated in Hollywood. This article was amended on 2 February 2018 to clarify that the estimate of a three-year US prison sentence was made in 2009. and seeing people in the comments try to defend him as well by saying the girl was mature for her age? This is actually a very civil process being carried out in regards to someone who did a very uncivil thing. His arrest follows an American arrest warrant dating from 1978 against the filmmaker, in a case of morals. ", A designer's vision of the future involves robots that care for us in our final moments. Someone I respected gave it to me, and said, 'I signed this. 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. I think the Times Up initiative is wonderful: Ive donated to it because I believe it will make a difference. Cruz additionally attended the Golden Globes ceremony last month in a black lace gown to show support for the Times Up initiative. Thats why even though there are many other bad things in the world, this one IS important. Also to send out the right signal to society. Feminist here! 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 girl said no many times. If only anyone had known about Weinstein they would never never! im not sure if i should say i expected better from a lot of these people. Throughout my work and throughout the years I have been vocal and supportiveI try to generate not only key positions for female directors and first-time directors but also write powerful parts for female actresses in ways that are not the quote on quote usual way.". Page 15 Everytime you pop in Rosemarys baby or Chinatown think about how YOU helped commit the rape of a 13 year old girl. It is amazing at all of the people that dont care that a 13 year old girl was raped. A shameful chapter indeed - let us hope it will soon be brought to a close. Harmony Korine Lets go folks!! Or else every case involving Stockholm Syndrome would never be tried. Justice at least will have run its course. But I ask her how it feels to see Polanski, a convicted sex offender, still held up as a celebrated director, and what it says about the industrys true feelings about women and girls. this is the veiw of a 14 year old. In fact the number was four. Judge Laurence Rittenband, who was thought to be considering sentencing Polanski to 50 years in prison. Marco Bellochio i honestly dont know what to say, except for i almost feel let down. My level of disgust at the people who express disgust at the signatories of the Polanski petitioni and then go off sounding more deranged and more dangerous than Polanski could ever be is too strong for me to express in mere words. - Le Bureau National du SFA Let him go in front of the courts in the US. The arrest of Roman Polanski in a neutral country, where he assumed he could travel without hindrance, undermines this tradition: it opens the way for actions of which no one can know the effects. John Landis We are all part of the #MeToo movement, both men and women, Cruz said, because we all feel that rage and sense of injustice. - la SACD Laissez cet homme exceptionel tranquil; a sera plus raisonable, moins obstin et plus gnreux. She is a child. Thompson claims to have signed the petition, but later asked for her name to be removed. 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. Harvey Weinstein wrote an open letter in his support, in which he claimed: Whatever you think of his so-called crime, Polanski has served his time. Supporting Polanski became like owning a Prius: something any fashionable, well-heeled liberal should do. I take responsibility for not thinking about it enough. I know that before today, when Roman Polanski had only pleaded guilty to raping that 13-year-old girl in 1979, and been accused of raping that 16-year-old girl in 1986, it was like, Big deal . offender. On March 10, 1977, then-43-year-old film director Roman Polanski was arrested and charged in Los Angeles with six offenses against Samantha Gailey (now Geimer), [2] a then-13-year-old girl [3] - unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, rape by use of drugs, perversion, sodomy, a lewd and lascivious act upon a child under 14, and furnishing a 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. Please dont stop here, the penal system is full of people that can only get it up when they force barely pubescent kids. But if I ever see him, I will spit in his face. He & his friends will be able to afford the best lawyers. Paul Boujenah Michel Ocelot Jan Kounen The judge in Polanskis case acted like a common crook. In the aftermath of Polanski's arrest last weekend, a number of performers -- including Penelope Cruz, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci -- appear as supporters on a petition which states,. In 2018, Portman apologised and expressed regret for signing the petition. So I decided to ask them how they felt about Polanski now. 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, I had an extraordinary working experience with both of those men, and thats the truth.. The fact is that he raped her and pled guilty. I could enjoy Sean Connerys work, even though he apparently doesnt have a problem with slapping a woman. i was somewhat sexually active at that time but still a virgin. What purpose does it serve to lock up Mr. Polanski when the prison space could be used to protect the public from violent offenders? We reached out to some of the most high-profile signatories to a 2009 petition in support of Roman Polanski, to ask them whether they regretted their endorsement of the convicted abuser. 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. And yet Polanskis name is mentioned only sporadically, even though he is the only one with an actual conviction. K, Uhlman, please dont get all circus of blood here. Jean-Marc Ghanassia The rest say they are too busy. I certainly wouldnt allow any of you to get near my daughter. but this summer,when right when i turned 14 i gave in and had sex with a 27 year old man. The infamous Polanski petition was also signed by beloved auteurs like Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Wong Kar-wai and Darren Aronofsky among others who asked for the release of Polanski when he was arrested in Switzerland in 2009. And not just when it comes to lurid, sex-laced cases, but that seems all most people care about. Martin Scorcese Over the past few days I've been watching the Roman Polanski story unfold. Admitted to the crime and fled the country. Its called statutory RAPE for a reason. They want a circus of blood. Alexander Payne is currently focused on his new baby. Some think that sex with a child is a crime not just against the child, but against society. Christophe Barratier Patrick Braoud Id say that a number of these (American) one-hit wonders and struggling Indie folks appear to want to install themselves in more-accomplished company. The issue is effective consent not whether you like or dislike someones sexual preference or activity. This is how Gailey recalled the crime: He placed his penis in my vagina. "I take responsibility for not thinking about it enough. 1994 Actor Death And The Maiden Roman Polanski Fine Line Features 8X10 Photo. ", Mashable Australia's Web Culture Reporter.Reach out to me on Twitter at @Johnny_Lieu or via email at jlieu [at] mashable.com, "I take responsibility for not thinking about it enough. Yasmina Reza On Tuesday, Natalie Portman apologized for signing the 2009 petition in support of Polanski. And, to anyone calling this a case of morals: This is not an example of American Puritanical values gone wrong. - le SPI - lARP 1. But she is too busy preparing for Sundance to engage. If you knew any feminists, youd know that most, if not all, are on your side in this particular case (although probably for very different reasons). I have copied this list so that I can keep it for all time (yes, I hold a grudge a long, long, time). He was 51. Moreover, more allegations have been made against him: in 2010, British actor Charlotte Lewis said Polanski abused her in 1983 when she was 16. Two said to me that it was a special situation because the girl had been up for it (this was a common theory at the time. Asia Argento The thing I feel like I gained from it is empathy towards people who have made mistakes. Its remarkable how much energy Polanskis supporters have expended defending him, given that the director himself has always been extremely clear about why he did what he did: he is sexually attracted to young girls, and he has never seen this as a problem. It was a mistake. Festival organisers rejected German actress Claudia Eisinger's call to lay out a black carpet in solidarity with sexual violence survivors, despite over 23,000 people signing her petition.
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