Feeney, F. X. 1953-2020 creator Duncan, Paul 1964- editor text bibliography gw Koln London Taschen c2006 2006 monographic eng spa

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192 p. : chiefly ill. ; 25 cm. Roman Polanski's ability to wring laughter from the most degrading heartbreaks will carry the same wealth of healthy shocks in a hundred years. He creates a macabre beauty to be wooed by and wondered at. But behind the laughter and the beauty is the ghostly truth that Polanski was orphaned by the Nazis and wandered Poland alone from ages 9 to 13. Consider the isolated intensity that bridges Knife in the Water, Cul de Sac, Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown, Death and the Maiden and his Oscar-winning masterpiece The Pianist. In each, the omniscient viewpoint feels ?childlike? in the least innocent sense: we listen and watch, ever-wary; the truth of what's been hidden, or is being planned in secret, is always a matter of life and death; one's survival (even within the playful confines of a fantasy) depends on not missing so much as one detail. This book has been made with full access to Roman Polanski's archives. F. X. Feeney ; Paul Duncan, ed. Includes bibliographical references and filmography (p.188-191). Polanski, Roman Criticism and interpretation Polanski, Román 1933- Crítica e interpretación Polanski, Roman 1933- Directores y productores de cine PN 1998.3 P762F 2006 791.43/092 3822825425 (pbk.) 9783822825426 (pbk.) UKM 050622 20230410130757.0 spa