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Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 13 Fresh: 11  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.2/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Synopsis: Reopening a case that has inspired curiosity, controversy, and confusion for over three decades, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired is an extensive exploration of the circumstances that led up to – and the circus that followed – Polanski’s conviction for having unlawful sexual... Reopening a case that has inspired curiosity, controversy, and confusion for over three decades, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired is an extensive exploration of the circumstances that led up to – and the circus that followed – Polanski’s conviction for having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. Zenovich had unprecedented access to several of the key players in the case, including the lawyers representing the case, the media covering it, and the unusually clear-eyed and candid victim. Unearthing a trove of telling footage from the past, and combining it with insightful interviews from today, she brings comprehension and clarity to events long clouded by myth and misconception. A thrilling examination of a case that became the prototype for innumerable Hollywood courtroom scandals to follow, the film becomes a brilliant discourse on the attraction/ repulsion that defines celebrity culture in contemporary America.

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Genre: Education/General Interest

Director: Marina Zenovich
Screenwriter: Marina Zenovich, Joe Bini, P.G. Morgan

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There's much material here and it is brilliantly structured.

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07/03/08
Doris Toumarkine
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Its indictment ultimately feels like a secondary issue to Polanski's apparently incontrovertible guilt, which makes him--in this instance--still more victimizer than victim.

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06/28/08
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine
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The film's verdict is that Polanski is far too distinguished to persecute by placing him in a prison among, well, criminals. Wanted And Desired: A premeditated act of propaganda in the service of exoneration rather than remorse.

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06/19/08
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze
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Seeks to explore both sides of the endless debate and asks all parties to consider every angle before labeling him as a pedophile or misunderstood genius...

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06/16/08
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed
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Roman Polanski deserves his badge of dishonor, no question about it. This amazing documentary argues that others need to start sporting one as well.

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06/13/08
Bill Gibron
PopMatters
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a great and somewhat Kafkaesque story that Polanski might have enjoyed directing... had it been fiction.

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06/11/08
Don Willmott
Filmcritic.com
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Persuasively demonstrates Polanski was guilty as sin, yet his conviction was a miscarriage of justice.

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06/09/08
Geoff Berkshire
Metromix.com
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While not denying the moral issue of a director sleeping with a minor, Zenovich's riveting docu places the controversial case in a broader perspective that emphasizes the obsession with celebs, media circus, legal system and (mis)conduct of judges.

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06/06/08
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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As HBO's spellbinding documentary, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired reveals, the immediate facts can't begin to describe the moral ambiguities churning beneath the surface of Polanski's tale.

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06/06/08
Peter Ames Carlin
Oregonian
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This deft and subtle film is a fitting tribute to a man -- like him or not -- whose life deserves more than tabloid headlines.

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05/29/08
Cathleen McGuigan
Newsweek
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What's most interesting is the correlations drawn between the diminutive director and the infamous judge who presided over the case like an auteur of the courtroom

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05/15/08
Nathaniel Rogers
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A subtly intelligent and sharply argued documentary.

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03/31/08
Manohla Dargis
New York Times
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3.5/5

Is Polanski a great filmmaker who made a mistake, or a perverted coward who ran from the law instead of facing the music?

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02/01/08
Erik Davis
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