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Roman Polanski was born in Poland. His parents had moved there from France just two years prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. Polanski was interned and his mother died during the period of internment but he was successful in escaping and was able to overcome adverse living conditions. During his time travelling the Polish countryside Polanksi would spend some time with a Catholic family.
In 1995 Polanski appeared in Andrzej Wajda’s “A Generation”, this was followed by other appearances in the artist’s short narrative works such as “Dwaj ludie z szafa” (1958), “The Fat and the Lean” (1961) and “Mammals” (1962). Polanksi displayed an interest in dark comedy and complex human interaction. His defining appearance came in 1962’s “Knife in the Water” which was the first work in a while not to assume the war as its subject. Polanski decided not to remain in Poland after that production and moved to France where he befriended the youthful screenwriter Gerard Brash. The two would later collaborate on two films titled “Repulsion” (1965) and “Cul-de-sac” (1966). The last of those works was written by Brash and screened in England. The production received several awards including the gold and silver bear at the Berlin Film Festival. 1968 saw Roman Polanski move to Hollywood where he presented “Rosemary’s Baby”.
Following the monstrous murder of his eight and a half month pregnant wife Sharon Tate along with four others at the hands of followers of Charles Manson in 1968, Polanski decided to move back to Europe. 1979’s “Tess” saw Polanski win the Caesar Award and at some point films by the director became somewhat of a rarity. He also enjoyed doing some theater work. “A Pure Formality” (1994) and “The Pianist” (2002) are some of his other works. The director has also played a role in a host of other films.
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