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Towne’s screenplay matches perfectly with the subtle horror touches of Roman Polanski??s direction (until then best known for “Rosemary’s Baby”) to hold the viewers rapt through a strange plot involving water, money, murder, and incest...
...Polanski??s guest appearance as a cut-rate thug who slashes Nicholson’s nose shows how far away this film is from the comparative civility of Hitchcock territory...
Nevertheless, the film is far from a complete failure. Through Polanski??s guidance, the audience is able to move along effortlessly from scene to scene through what truly seems like 19th-century England. His job is also made easier by the faithful and compact screenplay by Oscar-winner Ronald Harwood, who collaborated with Polanski on “The Pianist...
That could be why Polanski??notorious for fleeing America in 1978 to avoid a prison sentence for statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl—does such a great job of directing Kingsley’s criminal: perhaps in Fagin he sees a little bit of himself...
...controversial movie is far different from a controversial moviemaker who’s more fit for prison than movie lots. It’s baffling that people are willing to overlook atrocities as severe as Polanski??s simply because he makes intense movies or because it seems avant-garde to hail a dubious, unrepentant figure. He didn’t show at the awards—he hasn’t even been to Canada since fleeing indictment from fear of extradition—but the Academy and any actors who cheered his honor should be ashamed. France...