actors who signed petition for roman polanski

On September 16th, 2009, Mr. Charles Rivkin, the US Ambassador to France, received French artists and intellectuals at the embassy. Tony Gatlif Roman Polanski committed several horrific crimes over the course of several hours, admitted his guilt, then fled the country when his plea bargain fell apart. When Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in 2009, where he was jailed for two months and then put under house arrest (the house, in this case, being a chalet in the Alps), Debra Winger claimed the whole art world suffers. Walter Salles - lARRF - Association des Ralisateurs et ralisatrices de Films - Belgique (Belgian Association of Filmmakers) Too bad theyre selling their souls to be there. And I still have a good lot of movies to see. By his cowardice and lack of morality he has kept the case and the pain of his victim alive all this time. Natalie Portman admitted that she made a mistake when she signed a petition to release Roman Polanski from Swiss custody in 2009 after he was . Who among the Moral Police gives a shit? actually, it is the people who think that someone who is a famous white male should get away with this that concerns me. but this summer,when right when i turned 14 i gave in and had sex with a 27 year old man. Let me enlighten you: This was a common criminal apprehension. Very clearly, and hes proven this, Roman Polanski is not a predator, Johnny Depp said, apparently unaware of the child-rape issue. Someone I respected gave it to me, and said, 'I signed this. Claude Lanzmann Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen want Roman Polanski released from a Swiss Jail.The two directors and more than 100 other filmmakers and actors have signed a petition voicing their objection to . Yes other people get away with this. "I wore one to DGA," he told Metro. Tilda Swinton would like to graciously pass on being interviewed. Adrien Brody with Polanksi, during filming of The Pianist, 2002. He never admited to raping anyone. The petition was also signed by various other luminaries of the global film industry, including filmmaker Sam Mendes, actor Jeremy Irons, and actress Isabelle Adjani. His arrest follows an American arrest warrant dating from 1978 against . etc. There is absolutely no defense to be offered. 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! Since then, many of them with names on the petition have claimed that they were forced to sign it. I dont tacitly approve of rape, said Meryl Streep. Yes, there are other problems plaguing the world. - la SACD Cher Roman tu as mon support total. 5. I am thoroughly disgusted by the worlds film community for supporting him just because he makes good movies. Shall we all rape, murder, steal, defraud etc. - le SPI Classic movies. Laissez cet homme exceptionel tranquil; a sera plus raisonable, moins obstin et plus gnreux. Weinstein is now firmly banished and actors are apologising for appearing in Woody Allen movies. He drugged, anally raped, performed unwanted oral sex and vaginally raped a THIRTEEN year old GIRL a CHILD. Socially conscious & political cinema. The 2009 petition by Hollywood stars to free Roman Polanski But stop with the pathetic kowtowing to a predator, please. Please dont stop here, the penal system is full of people that can only get it up when they force barely pubescent kids. A petition has been circulated on behalf of Roman Polanski henceforth, to my mind, "RoPo" and signed by A-list movie directors (Pedro Almodovar, Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Wong Kar. Paolo Sorrentino Broadly reached out to Cruz to ask if she regrets supporting Polanski, but she declined to reply by the time of publication. So I decided to ask them how they felt about Polanski now. The judge went back on his word because he was afriad of public opinion like yours. I know I was thinking about sex pretty much 90% of the time. 2. International film events are not extraterritorial in nature - only diplomatic missions are extraterritorial, and even diplomats are triable and punishable for crimes in a foreign country once they are sent back to their countries. I just went through my Netflix queue and carefully combed out all movies affiliated with any of these people. Jean-Michel Carre Polanski, you sense, has never even tried to understand this.) After Tate was murdered in 1969, when Polanski was 36, he spent time in Gstaad, where he slept with schoolgirls aged 16 to 19, who were, he writes, more beautiful, in a natural, coltish way, than they ever would be again. Those people dont want justice or protection of children. He describes grooming Gailey on the drive to the photoshoot: I asked when shed first started having sex, he writes, as if thats a normal thing for a 43-year-old man to ask a 13-year-old girl. After Thompson initially signed the petition, Caitlin Hayward-Tappa student at Exeter Universitychallenged the actress about her support for Polanski. Roger Kahane, International cinema. While researching this article I had a couple of off-the-record discussions with actors and film-makers about their true feelings about Polanski. When he then learned she was only 15, he continued to sleep with her for several months, he wrote. My level of disgust at the people who express disgust at the signatories of the Polanski petitioni and then go off sounding more deranged and more dangerous than Polanski could ever be is too strong for me to express in mere words. 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. Any notion that because a person puts up a huge bail, s/he definitely will not flee is an utter fallacy, whether or not in view of past conduct. There are no hazy conspiracy theories we know exactly what happened because Polanski admitted to it and later wrote about it in astonishing detail in his autobiography, Roman by Polanski, published six years after he left the US and went to France, where he still lives. Woody Allen supports him-big shocker (the guy who is now married to the woman who was essentially his stepdaughter). The fact that filmmakers may present their work and travel freely and safely at and to film events, as every person may do at and to other unrestricted public properties, does not make them diplomats. Well, eight years is a long time in sexual mores. Julian Schnabel I have too much to say to put it in a short comment - but I have posted on this issue on my personal blog : But it seems to me that Hollywood must be a very dangerous place for a child these days as so many of its big names appear to endorse paedophilic activity. Reactions to Weinstein come soundtracked with the distinct sound of bandwagon-jumping; thanks to the #MeToo campaign, the public mood is firmly on the side of listening to victims, and Hollywood has keenly followed suit. Should this even be up for discussion? Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu James was best known for playing Sonny Corleone in "The Godfather," which won him both Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor. The fact that Switzerland is a neutral country does not make it a lawless country. Pedro Almodovar Trying to understand why Hollywood defends Polanski. : r/movies - reddit She is not an adult. Fellow Filmmakers Call for Roman Polanski's Release - TV Guide He didnt answer me when I said no Then he lifted up my legs farther and he went in through my anus.. It makes me sad to know so many people who I look up to in the field of the arts are supporters of rape. Argue all you want, I dont know ANY 13 year old girls who can hold there Quaaludes & champagne AND still say yes to having sex with a sick, dirty old man. That does not make what Polanski did any better. I express my deepest respect to those who were brave enough to sign the petition and withstand the blood-seeking mob. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! We have learned the astonishing news of Roman Polanski's arrest by the Swiss police on September 26th, upon arrival in Zurich (Switzerland) while on his way to a . You may also click on the Accept button on the right to make this notice disappear. Fanny Ardant Jacques Fansten The case is not a case of morals. But he doesnt mention that in his book. Roman Polanski is an ADMITTED child rapist. I was looking for the petition to sign, but heres my comment: LEAVE THE POOR GUY ALONE. Richard Pena Anyone whose name is on this petition, is supporting an admitted (he did admit it) rapist/child molester. The year after he fled the US he gave an interview to Martin Amis, in which he declared: Judges want to fuck young girls. I was mostly just on and off saying: No, stop. But I wasnt fighting really because there was no one else there and I had no place to go. Henning Carlsen Claude Miller But I was, it turned out, grossly out of step with the times. He was the younger brother of actress and activist Jane Fonda and the father of actress Bridget Fonda. My level of disgust for these petitions cannot even be fully expressed. Samantha has said that the trauma she has experienced in the past few decades has had a greater impact on her than the original crime, one said to me, which is doubtless true. 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It is sad that these people think Polanski is above the law!! Protecting one of its own, even one who has openly admitted to carrying out such despicable acts. Michel Ferry . She played Lena, while her co-star Jennifer Jason Leigh played Dr. Ventress, described as being of Asian and Native American background respectively in the novel. - la Cinmathque de Dijon / Cinmathque Jean Douchet In 2016, when promoting recent film Julieta, Almodovar criticized the limited parts conventionally written for women. Yasmina Reza A 13-year-old cannot give consent to have sex with an adult male. I take responsibility for not thinking about it enough. We'll give you the hints and tips you need (and also the answers). I know what I am, what I have and havent done, how things really were and are, he writes at the end of his autobiography. But the Moral Police of the World wants blood. That does not make what he did any better. children. THANK YOU FOR STANDING UP TO THEM. Jean-Loup Hubert the mindset to handle this cituation in a mature Oscars 2023: Best Picture Predictions Jerry Schatzberg I wonder how these signers would feel if it was one of their kids? She is a child. only to seduce a 15-year old nastassia kinski two years later- when he was 46. had he handled this differently, the victim would have been able to put this trauma behind her when she was still a teenager. And not just when it comes to lurid, sex-laced cases, but that seems all most people care about. Polanski was originally indicted for 4 felonies, and the girl agreed to have him plea guilty to statutory rape in order to avoid the circus of the trial. Stuck on 'Quordle' #402? lilian on Twitter: "in 2009 over 100 filmmakers and actors signed a And I think we live in a post-Hamilton world where we don't even need to think about what's authentic to the character, like faithful to the character," Portman said. If only anyone had known about Weinstein they would never never! Those of you who think this is the same as rape should watch Oleanna. Souleymane Cisse Also an artist and a film lover. See you at your inbox! Furthermore, plea bargains are totally up to the judge, if he felt the deal was too lenient than he was perfectly in his legal right to not honor the deal. 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. If youre not going to enforce laws, then whats the point in having any? If this was some normal guy from the streets of Chicago you would all be calling for his head. At this point, they wont be helping to heal the situation, nor will they vindicate this womans suffering at his hands. Really, you are worse than the most rabid of Polanskis detractors. What is the big deal about the Reverend Polanski? Release Polanski, demands petition by film industry luminaries Children are abused, murdered, go hungry every day. Laurent Heynemann If he gets off on some technicality or is given a non custodial age due to age or the pleas of the victim or even the terms of the original plea bargain than so be it. Justice at least will have run its course. And I was like, sure. Roman Polanski is a Polish filmmaker who has been a fugitive from the U.S. criminal justice system, since 1978, after pledging guilty to statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl. At Jack Nicholsons house, she tells him shes thirsty, so he gives her alcohol. Mr. Polanski is not a threat to anyone. Luc Barnier Instead, the Isle of Dogs premiere featured a carpet that was resolutely red. What happened to the feminists? Barbet Schroeder I mean, Ted Bundy oh. Debra Winger described Polanskis arrest in Switzerland in 2009 as a philistine collusion. I disagree. Kingsley, who has worked with Polanski multiple times, would need to pass. He fled the country to France before he could be properly sentenced. Whatever transgressions the judge may have committed are irrelevant next to the drugging and repeated anal raping of a child. Defending Polanski in the face of his full admission of drugging and raping a 13 year-old, fleeing charges because he thought he was too important to face the consequences of his actions, boasting to Martin Amis that EVERYONE wants to F*** little girls! and complaining how HE is the victim (in true sociopathic form) by not being able to work in Hollywood for 30 years, while never ONCE saying that what he did was unfathomably wrong, has nothing of importance to say about humanity. After all, when he was told he was being arrested for rape he was genuinely shocked: I was incredulous; I couldnt equate what had happened the day before with rape in any form, he writes in his autobiography. This is a real asteroid-kicking movie. Please! Probably not but I will feel good about myself. 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? On March 10, 1977, then-43-year-old film director Roman Polanski was arrested and charged in Los Angeles with six offenses against Samantha Gailey (now Geimer), [2] a then-13-year-old girl [3] - unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, rape by use of drugs, perversion, sodomy, a lewd and lascivious act upon a child under 14, and furnishing a It is also irrelevant that she may have dressed grown up or even if she had engaged in intimacy with boys of her age. Please somebody start a petition against Roman Polanski and the rest of his kin. Jean-Pierre Marois I might not like it, but I can separate the man from his work. It was signed by some of the biggest names in filmindividuals who were willing to discount the fact that Polanski was charged in court with drugging a 13-year-old with alcohol and half a Quaalude before forcibly performing oral, vaginal, and anal sex acts upon her, despite her pleas for him to stop. Here are some tips and tricks to help you find the answer to 'Wordle' #622. Unfortunately, your misogynist ramblings likely lead most women (people) to avoid you, so you wouldnt know. What he did over 30 years ago was wrong, but the fact that the victim received a civil settlement and doe not want the matter pursued means the case should be dropped. thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0928091polanskiplea1.html. Jacques Bral We lived in a different world, and that doesn't excuse anything. To not face your own actions but run away when you dont like the consequences. And also going against a horrible history of over-seeing white actors and under-seeing otherized people and minorities.