Review of Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008) by Jd T — 05 Jul 2008

I thought this was a fascinating documentary. I saw this on cable. It is an interesting fact that the press in the U.S. still has made this situation seem as though Polanski totally avoided going to court.

This film documents the case as well as the man and the alleged victim. I say victim because of the fact that the girl's mother knew all about Polanski and his reputation with young women and still drove her daughter to the site of the photo shoot (Jack Nicolson's house) and left her alone the entire time.

That doesn't totally forgive him of this crime. We get to learn a lot about this troubled man. I never knew that he even went to court so many times to stand trial for something he says he didn't know was unlawful.

Very twisted tale of the judge who presided over this case. I was impressed very much with the lawyers on both sides of the case. I do think that Roman was guilty of more than he pleaded for but when a judge tells the attorneys what to say and also holds a press conference, that case should go right out the window.

I recommend anyone to see this if you are interested in Polanski and/or American law.