The Roman Polanski Story.
Kiernan, Thomas.
Place Published: New York:
Publisher: Grove Press,
Date Published: 1990.
Description: STATED FIRST EDITION, STATED FIRST PRINTING. 262 pages plus 27 pages black & white photos. The book is in FINE condition. The dust jacket is VERY GOOD with minor shelf and edgewear. NOT price-clipped. NOT remaindered. Dust jacket notes read: "Fascinating. Evil. Corrupt. A cinema genius. A man without scruples or honor. A pathetic victim of Hitler's holocaust and Charles Manson. All this and more have been used to describe the man who directed the acclaimed feature films Rosemary's Baby and Chinatown; whose wife and unborn child were slaughtered by the Charles Manson group; and whose reputed taste for sexual adventure resulted in charges of raping a thirteen-year-old girl in 1977. This fascinating story of one of the great filmmakers of our day traces Polanski's childhood as a fugitive Jew in Poland during World War II, his early successes with experimental films and his famous feature film Knife in the Water,the move to Hollywood, his marriage to Sharon Tate, and her grotesque murder by the Charles Manson group in 1969. Kiernan shares his intimate knowledge of the Polanski circle: the producers, agents, performers, lovers; the tight-knit group of Polish expatriates which includes Jerzy Kosinski; and Polanski's friend of many years, Jack Nicholson. He provides the stories behind the making of Polanski's Hollywood successes Rosemary's Baby and Chinatown, and discloses the events which led to Polanski's arrest for sexual misconduct in 1977, and his subsequent flight from the United States. Kiernan describes in detail the meeting between Polanski and the beautiful and sophisticated thirteen-year-old girl he was accused of raping, and explores as well the relationship between Polanski and the girl's mother, an aspiring actress. Brilliantly written, unsparing in research and candor, The Roman Polanski Story is one of the most tragic, astonishing, and sobering biographies of today."
Edition: First printingBinding: 1/4 cloth
Condition: Fine in Very Good DJ
ISBN: 0394513967
Book Id: 17513
Price: $17.50
