Movies: Roman Polanski

A portray of French actress Françoise Dorléac...

A feature- length documentary on the life and work of jazz musician and composer Krzysztof Komeda....

Youths get ready for a party, decorating the dance floor, cleaning out the fountain of a pond. That evening, the party starts and guests arrive: everyone has a ticket, and a guy at the gate, wearing a formal shirt, tails, and shorts, makes sure only ...

Straight-forward production stories from the Hollywood players who made the movie happen....

Roman Polanski hasn't given an interview for many years. However, in the conversation from 2006 with the author Pierre-André Boutang, illustrated with numerous film clips and archives, the filmmaker provides insights into his life and work....

An unfinished student short by Roman Polanski. Due to a mix-up in the laboratory, only part of the film was processed and returned to Polanski; the student director was devastated as he was very proud of what he'd shot. Based on a real incident in Po...

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A 1971 documentary by Frank Simon featuring rare footage of the film’s cast and crew at work....

A short film by Roman Polanski. Originally appeared in "The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers", and then removed from that film and shown separately....

A middle aged couple watching Emmanuelle are annoyed by an apparent masturbator....

Roman Polanski speaks frankly about his childhood in the Warsaw ghetto, his mothers death, his beginnings in filmmaking, his tragic marriage to Sharon Tate and eventually even his arrest for sexual assault....

Television documentary about the making of Roman Polanski's 1979 film, Tess....

A selection of home movies featuring Sharon Tate, lensed by her husband. Released as a second disc with the limites edition of Manson Family Movies....

Andrzej Munk was one of the leading directors in Polish cinema. Friends and collaborators share their memories about this stunning artist and his premature tragic death....