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Richard: Cheers, old chap.
George: I never drink.
Richard: You ain't refusing to have a drink with Dickie, are you?
George: I can't drink alcohol. It makes me sick. Especially this time in the morning.
Richard: Either you're a pal or you ain't. Time don't make no difference with pals. Bottoms up.
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Richard: What a rock pile. Eleventh century.
George: Romantic age.
Richard: Bring on the little girls! You could throw some real wild orgies in that old castle of yours - couldn't you, you old bastard, you?
Roman Polanski
Rajmund Roman Liebling (Roman Polanski) was born on August 18, 1933 in Paris, France. He graduated from the Lodz Film Academy. He is a Polish-Jewish French director, screenwriter, and producer
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In 1962, he wrote and directed his first feature film, the thriller " Knife in the Water ", which was nominated for the 36th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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. In 1966, directed the thriller " CUL DE SAC ", which won the Golden Bear Award, the main competition unit of the 16th Berlin International Film Festival
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. In 1974, directed the crime action film " Chinatown " and won the 28th British Academy Film Awards for Best Director
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. In 1976, he directed and acted in the feature film " Le Locataire ", which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 29th Cannes International Film Festival
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. In 1979, he shot the romantic film " Tess " and was nominated for the Best Director Award in the 38th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards
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. In 1988, he wrote and directed the suspense thriller "Thriller "
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. In 1992, he directed the romance film " Bitter Moon "
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. In 1999, with the thriller " The Ninth Gate " written and directed, won the 12th European Film Awards for Best Director
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In 2002, he won the Best Director Award at the 75th Academy Awards for his feature film " The Pianist "
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. In 2005, filmed the feature film " Oliver Twist "
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. In 2009, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Zurich Film Festival in Switzerland
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. In 2011, directed the comedy " Carnage ", which won the Golden Lion Award at the 68th Venice International Film Festival
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. In 2013, with the directing of the feature film " La Vénus à la fourrure " won the 39th French Film Caesar Award for Best Director
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. In 2017, 83-year-old Rajmund Roman Liebling began to prepare for the psychological thriller "Adapted from a True Story"
[25]
. In 2020, with "J'accuse" won the 25th French Lumiere Award for Best Director.
Early Experience
Soon after Rajmund Roman Liebling was born, the family was persecuted by the anti-Semitic anti-Semitism wave in France and moved back to Krakow, Poland. After the outbreak of World War II, German forces quickly occupied Krakow and ordered the expulsion of Poles for the Germans to live in. Rajmund Roman Liebling’s mother, father and uncle were arrested one after another in a concentration camp. His mother died in Auschwitz, his father was lucky enough to save his life in Mauthausen, Austria, and Rajmund Roman Liebling escaped from the Jewish quarter of Krakow. He survived World War II with the help of a Polish farmer
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Performing Experience
Rajmund Roman Liebling Polish period
In 1955, Rajmund Roman Liebling wrote, directed and acted in his first short story "Bicycle"
. In 1957, he wrote, directed and acted "The Murderer"
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In 1958, he wrote, directed, and acted in a short film " Two Men and a Wardrobe " during the student period , which won 5 international awards, including the third place for best film at the Brussels Film Festival, which first attracted the attention of the European film industry
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In 1959, Rajmund Roman Liebling shot the feature film "Lamp" and mastered six languages: Polish, English, Russian, French, Spanish and Italian
. In March 1960, Rajmund Roman Liebling graduated from the Łódź Film Academy
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In 1961, directed a 15-minute no-dialogue short film " Толстый и тонкий ", which was Rajmund Roman Liebling's first work after leaving the film academy. It tells all kinds of interesting stories between fat masters and thin servants
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In 1962, he directed a 10-minute short film " Mammal " with no dialogue , which tells the story of passengers and coachmen in the process of pulling a sled
. In March, Rajmund Roman Liebling wrote and directed his first feature film, the thriller " Knife in the Water ", which tells the tragicomedy of Polish social marriage after the war. It was nominated for the 36th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the 27th The main competition unit of the Venice International Film Festival-Golden Lion Award, Rajmund Roman Liebling won the 27th Venice International Film Festival Fabian Award for this film
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Rajmund Roman Liebling European period
In 1963, Rajmund Roman Liebling left the relatively closed Poland and started filmmaking around Europe. He met the screenwriter Gerard Blatsch in Paris and became a long-term partner.
In 1965, directed the thriller " Repulsion " starring Catherine Deneuve , Yvonne Furneaux , and John Fraser . The film tells the process of a woman's psychological breakdown and won the Silver Bear Award at the 15th Berlin International Film Festival
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In 1966, directed the thriller " CUL DE SAC ", which tells the black story of a gangster and a discordant couple in a castle, and won the Golden Bear Award, the main competition unit of the 16th Berlin International Film Festival
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In 1967, he wrote and directed the horror film " The fearless vampire killers " on the subject of vampires. The film was co-starred by Jack McGorgan and Sharon Tate
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Rajmund Roman Liebling American period
In 1968, he wrote and directed his first horror film " Rosemary's Baby ", which starred Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes . Every dialogue, color arrangement and costumes in the film were executed in strict accordance with the novel. Rajmund Roman Liebling relied on this The film was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 26th American Golden Globe Awards, and Best Foreign Director at the 13th Italian David Prize
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In 1971, a black costume film " Macbeth " adapted from one of Shakespeare's four tragedies was filmed in Europe . The film was co-starred by Francesca Annis and Martin Shaw
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In 1974, he directed the crime action film " Chinatown " co-starring Jack Nicholson and Dorothy Faye Dunaway . It was nominated for Best Director at the 47th Academy Awards, Best Director at the 28th British Academy of Film Awards, and the 32nd American Gold Award. Best Director of the Ball Award
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In 1976, self-directed and self-acted feature film " Le Locataire ", the film tells the story of a young man living alone in an unfamiliar Paris, being pushed out by other tenants, and becoming mentally disordered. It won the 29th Cannes International Film Festival Palme d’Or. Nominate
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Rajmund Roman Liebling returns to Europe
In 1979, filmed the romance film " Tess " starring Nastassja Kinski and adapted from Thomas Hardy's novel . The film tells the twists and turns of the beautiful poor girl Tess who was ruthlessly teased by fate. It won the 4th Japan Film Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Nominated, Rajmund Roman Liebling was nominated for Best Director at the 5th French Film Caesars Awards, Nominated for Best Director at the 38th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards, and Nominated for Best Director at the 53rd Oscar Awards
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In 1988, Rajmund Roman Liebling director by Harrison Ford suspense thriller starring " Frantic "
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In 1992, he wrote and directed the romantic film " Bitter Moon ", which reflected the depravity of emotion and sex, in France , which was co-starred by Hugh Grant and Kristin Scott Thomas
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In 1994, directed the thriller " Death and the Maiden " starring Sigourney Weaver . The film tells the story of the victim's trial of criminals with violence against violence
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In 1999, Rajmund Roman Liebling directed and adapted the thriller " The Ninth Gate " from a Spanish writer's horror novel. The film was co-starred by Johnny Depp , Frank langella , Lena Maria Jonna Olin , revealing the good and evil, beauty and ugliness in the human heart. , Was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Home Video, Rajmund Roman Liebling won the 12th European Film Awards for Best Director for this film
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In 2002, the feature film " The Pianist " adapted from the autobiography of the Polish Jewish composer and The Pianist Schipperman was filmed in a semi-documentary style . British Film Academy Awards Film Award-Best Picture Award, Rajmund Roman Liebling won the 75th Academy Awards for Best Director for this film, the 56th British Academy Film Awards David Lynn Director's Award, and the 25th Europe Nominated for the Best Director Award for the Film Awards
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In 2005, Rajmund Roman Liebling filmed the feature film " Oliver Twist " based on Charles Dickens 's novel of the same name . The film was co-starred by Ben Kingsley and Barney Clark . Rajmund Roman Liebling often thought of himself in the process of directing "Oliver Twist" In his childhood, he even cried many times
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In 2008, Rajmund Roman Liebling filmed the action film " The Spirit " co-starring Nicolas Kim Coppola and Pierce Brosnan . The film is based on Richard Harris’s novel of the same name. Write a memoir story
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On September 26, 2009, Rajmund Roman Liebling won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Zurich Film Festival in Switzerland
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In 2010, directed by Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan co-starring in the feature film " The Ghost Writer " based on Robert Harris' novels , which won the Best Picture of the Year at the 25th Spain San Sebastian International Film Festival Award, Rajmund Roman Liebling won the Silver Bear Award for Best Director at the 60th Berlin Film Festival and Best Screenplay at the 25th European Film Awards for this film
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In 2011, directed the comedy " Carnage " co-starring Jodie Foster and Kate Winslet . The film won the Golden Lion Award at the 68th Venice International Film Festival, nominated for the best European film at the 26th Spanish Film Goya Award, and the 56th Nominated for the Italian Film David Award for Best European Film, Rajmund Roman Liebling won the 25th European Film Award for Best Screenplay for this film
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In 2012, directed the short comedy " A Psychotherapy " co-starring Helena Bonham Carter and Ben Kingsley
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In 2013, directed by Emanuelle Seigner and Mathieu Amalric co-starring in a Paris theater drama " La Vénus à la fourrure ", the film tells the story of director Thomas interviewing an actress who claims to be Wanda, won the 66th edition Cannes International Film Festival Palme d’Or-Nominated for Best Picture and Nominated for Best European Film at the 58th Italian Film David Award. With this film, Rajmund Roman Liebling won the 39th French Film Caesar Award for Best Director
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In 2017, 83-year-old Rajmund Roman Liebling started filming the psychological thriller "Adapted from a True Story" adapted from the novel of the same name by the French female writer Delphine de Wigan. The film tells the story in the first person
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In January 2020, with the film "J'accuse" won the 25th French Lumiere Award for Best Director
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Personal Life
In January 1968, Rajmund Roman Liebling and Sharon Tate held a wedding in London, England, and went to Hollywood to develop together.
In 1969, he bought a mansion in Beverly Hills and carefully settled his wife Sharon Tate, who was eight months pregnant
. In the early morning of August 9, Sharon Tate, the wife of Rajmund Roman Liebling, was killed by a member of the American cult organization "The Manson Family"
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In 1989, he married Emanuelle Seigner .
Character Evaluation
Rajmund Roman Liebling is a master who is good at producing vigorous works in limited space and time . His works have always been good at digging into the darkness of human nature .
Rajmund Roman Liebling is a frequent visitor to the Academy and the world's three major film festivals, good at digging evil of human nature in film-making, the criticism of the sin of human nature, "Masters of Evil" is known as the history of cinema .
Rajmund Roman Liebling is a talented director. His work style has always been biased. Black and gloomy are his constant characteristics, while "Tess" shows Polanski's rare tenderness and delicacy. In "Tess", he uses exquisite images to reproduce the beauty of the British Victorian era, and uses delicate brushwork to show the sad fate of women .
Character Dispute
In 1977, Rajmund Roman Liebling had sex with 13-year-old Samantha Gailey at Jack Nicholson's home and committed sexual harassment of a girl.
In 2008, female director Marlena Zenovic put the Rajmund Roman Liebling case on the big screen in the form of a documentary, titled "Rajmund Roman Liebling: Wanted and Desired".
In 2009, Rajmund Roman Liebling entrusted his lawyers to apply for exoneration in a US court, requesting a re-examination of the judgment process at the time. On September 26, Rajmund Roman Liebling was arrested by the Swiss police at Zurich Airport and the procedure for his extradition to the United States has been initiated
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In 2010, a documentary about him was broadcast on HBO in the United States. The victim Samantha expressed in an interview that he hoped that the case would be withdrawn and the shadows would disappear as soon as possible, and he yearned for a new life
. On July 12, the Swiss authorities announced that Rajmund Roman Liebling's house arrest was immediately lifted, and he was freed on the same day
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On November 8, 2019, French actress Valentine Monnier reported through The Parisian newspaper that Polans had raped her in a ski lodge in Gstaad, Switzerland in 1975, when she was only 18 years old. Since France has a 20-year statute of limitations, Polanski will not face any legal proceedings. Monnier said that the reason for breaking the news is that Polanski's film "J'accuse" is about to be released in France, so she decided to make her experience public.
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