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...Zenovich doesn't make excuses for Polanski's crime, one that would almost certainly be prosecuted with even more fervor today, in the age of "To Catch a Predator" and Megan's Law. But she does make a compelling case that Polanski was the victim of a kind of '70s version of celebrity justice. "People have been more interested in the lurid details, because this is such a sensational case," says Zenovich. "This part of the case somehow got lost...
...Nicholson's house for a magazine photo shoot and allegedly gave her champagne and quaaludes before having sex with her. Gailey, now Samantha Geimer, tells the story from her point of view in the film, saying she's not angry with Polanski. Polanski, now 74, declined to participate in Zenovich's movie. "He felt it would look like self-promotion," Zenovich says. "He said I don't want to seem like a prima donna. I want to help you but it's just not right...
Whether Polanski will do publicity for the film in France and other countries that don't have extradition treaties with the U.S. is uncertain, says Zenovich. But Harvey Weinstein, whose company purchased the foreign rights to the film, was overheard breathlessly speculating on that possibility in the balcony of another Sundance screening Saturday night. (HBO purchased the domestic rights...
...picture of Polanski at his peak, when he was one of Hollywood's hottest directors, fresh off the critical and commercial hit Rosemary's Baby and married to the beautiful actress Sharon Tate. "At a certain point in his life, Roman Polanski had a lot of hope," says Zenovich. "He was living this great life. He was so talented and everyone wanted to work with him. He had survived the Holocaust, soared out of Poland on sheer personality. I wanted to put his life in perspective, not apologize...
...sides even though the judge had already told them his plans in chambers. The attorneys also cite various times in which Rittenband promised to do one thing and then changed his mind. "What fascinated me about the legal systems was how much stuff takes place behind closed doors," says Zenovich...