Roman Polanski Still Not Allowed To Escape Switzerland
IT’S not easy being a photographer staking out Roman Polanski at his chalet ‘Milky Way’ in Gstaad, Switzerland. Polanski is expected to relocate from his Swiss jail for house arrest in his luxury chalet with a chilling view of the Alps. The 76-year-old director will not be allowed to leave the chalet until Switzerland has decided whether to extradite him to the United States for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl. It might not be that easy to escape from the prison of thought that is Switzerland after all…
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PA PHOTOS/DPA - UK USE ONLY: Film director Roman Polanski pictured during a press conference in Munich. Polanski will celebrate his 70th birthday on 18 August 2003. * Born in Paris, France, in 1933 the son of Polish immigrants, he grew up in Poland and studied at the film school in Lodz. After first successful films in Poland, France and England ('Repulsion', 1965, 'The Fearless Vampire Killers', 1967), Polanski in 1968 went to Hollywood where he gained reputation with the psychological thriller 'Rosemary's Baby'. However, after the brutal murder of his wife Sharon Tate by the infamous Manson gang in 1969, the director decided to return to Europe. In 1974 he again appeared in the USA with 'Chinatown' that seemed to be the beginning of the promising Hollywood career. After his conviction for the statutory rape of a 13-year old girl, Polanski fled from America to avoid prison. Back in Europe, he made 'Frantic' (1988), starrring Harrison Ford, and 'Bitter Moon' (1992). Last year, Polanski won the Golden Palm Award and the Academy Award for his film 'The Pianist' (2002). He has been married to French actress Emanuelle Seigner since 1989 and they have two children.
Posted: 1st, December 2009 | In: Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
