Death and the Maiden (1994)
Based on Ariel Dorfman’s play, who also co-wrote the screenplay, Death and the Maiden is an engaging, multi-textured story about revenge, passion, and how the abuse of power is seductive, especially if put into...
Tagged: Roman Polanski
The Pianist (2002)
Perhaps this may be esteemed director Roman Polanski’s most personal work to date, even if it is about someone else. Polanski himself was in Warsaw during the time of the Nazi occupation, and saw first-hand...
The Ninth Gate (1999)
The return of Roman Polanski, director of the classics Chinatown and Rosemary’s Baby, after six years proves to be hardly worth the wait. His latest offering, The Ninth Gate, tells the tale of Corso, an unscrupulous rare book...
Frantic (1988)
The plot: Heart surgeon Richard Walker and his loving wife Sondra travel to Paris where he is scheduled to speak at a medical convention. In their hotel room, they discover that his wife picked...