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He is a child rapist and he needs to pay for his crime. For a long time, the simple and somewhat simplistic - divide was that while people in mainland Europe viewed Polanski as a tragic artist undone by US prurience and corruption, Americans saw him, as he put it in his autobiography, as an evil, profligate dwarf. Mike Nichols, David Lynch, Ethan Coen, Bernardo Bertolucci, Martin Scorsese, Jeremy Irons, Tilda Swinton, Terry Gilliam, Emir Kusturica, Wim Wenders and many, many others, I love you even more! Nicolas Mauvernay I foolishly went along. Guillaume Stirn Why not invite him over to babysit your beautuful young daughters,neices,sisters.You should all be ashamed. Polanski directs Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly in the 2011 film Carnage. Over the past few days I've been watching the Roman Polanski story unfold. Do you understand the court will make no decision regarding probation and sentencing until the judge reads all of the reports, Do you understand at the time of your sentencing, the prosecutor may argue that you should go to state prison or be incarcerated in the county jail?, (to Polanskis attorney) Have you explained to your client all of the possible outcomes? Alexandre Tylski When Polanski was arrested in Zurich in 2009 in a failed attempt by the US to extradite him, more than 100 celebrities signed a petition demanding his release. Lets boycott one, lets boycott all!!! IndieWire is a part of Penske Media Corporation. According to her grand jury testimony, she repeatedly asked him to take her home and she was afraid of him. High recidivism cant be an excuse to keep these people locked up, all victims will come forward if it happens again, and we dont need to pay any heed Kinskis real birth certificate. And not just when it comes to lurid, sex-laced cases, but that seems all most people care about. I just went through my Netflix queue and carefully combed out all movies affiliated with any of these people. In the same interview, Portman said she "felt terrible" about accusations of whitewashing(Opens in a new tab) in her upcoming film Annihilation. Once again, shame on all who signed this petition and feel Polanski shouldnt be punished! Is this a world gone mad!!! Polanski showed not even the slightest sign of regret, but stated in an interview that everybody wants to sleep with young girls or whatever. The names on the petition include Natalie Portman, Tilda Swinton, Isabelle Huppert, Penelope Cruz, Diane von Furstenberg, Wes Anderson, Darren Aronofsky, Martin Scorsese, Monica Bellucci, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Harmony Korine, Ethan Cohen, David Lynch, and Harrison Ford. See you at your inbox! Giuseppe Tornatore etc. I will spread this list to every friend I have, and post it on Facebook and many other social sites. Polanski raped a 13 year old girl and skipped out on the sentencing he should rot in jail for a long time. Portman wasn't the only high-profile signatory. What a sad coward. - le Groupe 25 images But you can have your eyes opened and completely change the way you want to live. I then contact 25 actors who have worked with Polanski since his arrest, including Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, Christoph Waltz, Kate Winslet, Kim Cattrall, Pierce Brosnan and Jodie Foster. Marc Guidoni The Mexican director received criticism after he chose not to wear a Time's Up badge to the BAFTAs. I ask why she signed the petition in the first place. Georges Dybman the two of them have . The fact that Polanski assumed that he could travel without hindrance shows only his blatant disregard for the law of any country. We should not however allow him to ever enter this country again. Betrand Van Effenterre When he then learned she was only 15, he continued to sleep with her for several months, he wrote. I know I was thinking about sex pretty much 90% of the time. He never even apologized to the woman. said that Polanski is "very clearly not a predator" and had a rant about how he is a family man. I live in LA, Im a liberal, and I am appalled by the signatures of people whose work I respect on the petition. Petition for Roman Polanski. I still do. Lets go folks!! Mario Martone Do you have kids??? Its war neutrality does not preclude it from signing a necessary extradition treaty with another country. Many 13 year olds - boys and girls- have sex and very often with those older than them. BTW, courts do not drop cases because victims want them dropped. I hope all of you outraged ones stay away from children everywhere. A shameful chapter indeed - let us hope it will soon be brought to a close. Laurence Roulet But he doesnt mention that in his book. The whole world will be so much safer if Polanski ends his days behind bars. The two directors and more than 100 other filmmakers and actors have signed a petition voicing their. If he believed her to be old enough, why did he drug her? "All I can say is jetlag and lateness. If this was some normal guy from the streets of Chicago you would all be calling for his head. - Le Syndicat National des Techniciens de la Production Cinmatographique et de Tlvision (National Union of Film and Television Technicians) If only the same were true of politicians, the military, the justice establishment, and the multibillionaire elite. Sam Gabarski It will not be difficult to boycott most of the names on this list as it appears 90% of them are from France and are friends of the scumbag and amongst the more memorable supporters is woody allen, recognizable from his own torrid past. Woody Allen, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Martin Scorcese, David Lynch, Wong Kar Wai, Harmony Korine, Stephen Frears . Would the signatories of this list have us serve up children for them to rape and defile at their pleasure because, well, W. is a really bad man? because its just too banal and trivial to enforce our laws? Jerome Cornuau - la Cinmathque de Dijon / Cinmathque Jean Douchet Roman Polanski at a court appearance in Los Angeles in 1977. This girl was very sexually mature for her age, even the judge said the prosecutrix was a well-developed young girl, who looked older than her years, and regrettably not unschooled in sexual matters. This was clearly a case of consensual sexual relations. Alexandre Desplat List of individuals who have signed (as of Oct. 7) the Free Roman Polanski petition organized by the Socit des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (SACD): Michael A. Russ Erika Abrams, Fatih Akin, Yves Alberty, Stephane Allagnon, Woody Allen, Pedro Almodvar, Gianni Amelio, Greta Amend, Wes Anderson, Michel Andrieu, Roger Andrieux, Pascale Angelini, Yannick Angelloznicoud Jean-Jacques Annaud, Tomas Arana, Frdric Aranzueque-Arrieta, Alexandre Arcady, Fanny Ardant, Asia Argento, Marie-Hlne Arnau, Stphane Arnoux, Darren Aronofsky, Olivier Assayas, Alexander Astruc, Simone Audissou, Gabriel Auer, Zdzicho Augustyniak, Alexandre Babel, Vladimir Bagrianski, Lubomila Bakardi, Fausto Nicols Balbi, Eleonor Baldwin, Jean-Franois Balmer, Alberto Barbera (Museo nazionale de Torino), Sylvie Bardet-Borel, Luc Barnier, Christophe Barratier, Ernest Barteldes, Carmen Bartl, Pascal Batigne, Anne Baudry, Henning Bauer, Tone Bay Juan Antonio Bayona, Xavier Beauvois, Liria Begeja, Matthieu Bguelin, Gilles Behat, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Marco Bellochio, Yannick Bellon, Florence Bellone, Monica Bellucci, Vra Belmont, Jacqueline Belon, Jean-Marc Benguigui, Djamel Bennecib, 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Wow! Signed? - Path. I sympathize with Ms. Gaileys feelings, however, this man should not be free to victimize other children. Tue 29 Sep 2009 10.24 EDT. Thats always going to be true, but we should keep trying to do the right thing. Or do I have him confused with some other child-molesting priest? In 2018, Dolan apologised and expressed regret for signing the petition. Christophe Barratier But, in truth, for many British and US actors, working with Polanski never lost its cachet, and arguably had even more once he became excluded from the US mainstream. Wes Anderson, Darren Aronofsky, Jeremy Irons, Harrison Ford, Guillermo Del Toro, Martin Scorsese, Natalie Portman, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Terry Gilliam, Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody, Johnny Depp, Sam Mendes, Neil Jordan, Steven Soderbergh, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Mann and Mike Nichols The full list is here Roman was charged with sex with minor, not real rape. I was asked by friends from the Cannes film festival to sign it. And I propose a boycott of all those individuals (and their businesses) who supported the illegal and murderous war in Iraq.. Lets show we really care about children! US-French relations have nothing to do with Polanski drugging and raping a child. Polanski raped a thirteen year old girl and fled justice. What was done to that 13 year old victim should not be perpetrated on any child. He drugged a child. Etienne Faure Read the unsealed records at the smoking gun. Probably not but I will feel good about myself. If youre not going to enforce laws, then whats the point in having any? Everytime you pop in Rosemarys baby or Chinatown think about how YOU helped commit the rape of a 13 year old girl.