Roman Polanski has been released from jail in Switzerland, and placed on house arrest. He put up over four million (francs) bail to make this happen. He is also on electronic monitoring. He is facing extradition to the US.
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This is indeed excellent news, I will celebrate tonight, and drink to Roman Polanski, one of the greatest filmmakers in the history of cinema.
Here is the detailed report of Roman Polanski’s release:
Genius filmmaker Roman Polanski was bailed out for 4.5 million Swiss francs (4.5 million U.S dollars) with the help of French president Nicolas Sarkozy.
Polanski’s sister in law, Mathilde Seigner, stated that the French President was not the exact reason for Polanski’s release but one of the resources used to free him.
‘I wouldn’t go so far as to say that it is thanks to the president that Roman has been freed, but he has been super. The president has been very effective.’ Seigner stated.
Roman Polanski bail condition is that he will be under house arrest at his 19000 square-foot, 3 story luxury chalet at the millionaire’s retreat on the edge of Gstaad with a view of the Swiss Alps.
Swiss Justice Ministry spokesman Falco Galli said: ‘Mr. Polanski is completely free to determine his daily schedule. It’s also up to him to take trips to town in order to get food and other supplies.’
There will be no police presence at the chalet. Mr. Polanski will be able to call and send emails, work on his movies and have private parties. His phone conversations and internet activities will not be monitored.
Although he did spend 2 months in jail, the famous director was reportedly given special privilages other inmates were not. He was allowed to call his wife, his children, his assistants and his lawyers when he pleased as well as calling the guards whenever he needed anything and was kept away from the other inmates and treated with the utmost respect.
A hearing has been scheduled for December 10 in Los Angeles to win dismissal of the bogus, fraudulent sex charges.
In regards to The Ghost, Roman Polanski’s latest cinematic masterpiece, the film was finished during his time in jail.
‘The film is completed now.’ Says Robert Harris, who wrote the script based on his novel. ‘It was done in Polanski’s absence according to his instructions.’
Even though Swiss officials believe there is a high risk Polanski will try to flee, there will be no police presence at the chalet. Polanski will be able to telephone and send e-mails, work on his films and have parties. His phone conversations will not be monitored.
The Atlantic Magazine did an interview with the legendary author Gore Vidal for it’s October 28 issue. Here is what Mr. Vidal said in regards to the Roman Polanski case:
Q: In September, director Roman Polanski was arrested in Switzerland for leaving the U.S. in 1978 before being sentenced to prison for raping a 13 year old girl at Jack Nicholson’s house in Hollywood. During the time of the original incident, you were working in the industry, and you and Polanski had a common friend in theater critic and producer Kenneth Tynan. So what’s your take on Polanski, this many years later?
A: I really don’t give a fuck. Look, am I going to sit and weep every time a young hooker feels as though she’s been taken advantage of?
Q: I’ve certainly never heard that take on the story before.
A: First, I was in the middle of all that. Back then, we all were. Everybody knew everybody else. There was a totally different story at the time that doesn’t resemble anything that we’re now being told.
Q: What do you mean?
A: The media can’t get anything straight. Plus, there’s usually an anti Semitic and anti fag thing going on with the press, lots of crazy things. The idea that this girl was in her communion dress, a little angel all in white, being raped by this awful Jew, Polacko, that’s what people were calling him, well, the story is totally different now from what it was then.
Q: Hollywood once provided protection for some of its people. For example, Rock Hudson was heterosexual to the public until 1985, when he announced he had AIDS.
A: Studios protect big moneymakers. The movies with Rock Hudson and Doris Day were profitable. Each star was given the Sheriff’s telephone number to say: ‘Lay off.’ The Sheriff wasn’t going to go fucking around with the talent. They were the income of Hollywood.
Q: During the 1970s, Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, and producer Robert Evans were celebrated for lifestyles of sexual extravagance.
A: Well, they’re all virgins, every last one of them. I can testify to that. And the last one you mentioned, he’s a super virgin.
Q: They’ve certainly never been criticized and condemned for their sexual excesses. But Polanski was condemned even before he pled guilty to raping a girl.
A: Well, believe it or not, anti Semitism is very strong out here, even though this is a Jewish business. L.B. Mayer was the worst anti Semite of all.
Q: But he was Jewish.
A: Well, Mayer’s view was, ‘The public will turn on all of us if they know that one of us has done anything.’
Q: You think anti Semitism is motivating the prosecution of Polanski?
A: Anti Semitism got poor Polanski. He was also a foreigner. He did not subscribe to American values in the least. To his persecutors, that seemed vicious and unnatural.
Q: What are ‘American values’?
A: Lying and cheating. There’s nothing better.
The Swiss, and most other Euro countries, are wonderfully civil with their celebrity “detainees.” For what is jail without fresh baguettes?
Amen to Mr. Vidal. As his brutal honesty probably never won him any friends, but I gather, gained him many more secret admirers.
I stand by you, sammy; Vidal is a cultural giant – larger still in his own judgement, and I do love him more for it. Great writer, from novels to journalism and all points between, and a very entertaining interview. He’s partied with the best of ’em, from Warhol to Jagger (Bianca, and, oh yeah, Mick) to political dictators (they really know how to swing it). I believe I read about him popping pills with Marilyn Monroe. Legend. Used to dig watching him pun it up with Cavett and Carson, or more seriously spar with Tom Snyder. Man, late-nite talk viewing has yet to eclipse that era.
And thanks for that excerpt from the Atlantic piece with Vidal, brother C. I’m gonna look that up and read it in its entirety. At this moment, I’m drinking a beer to both Roman Polanski and Gore Vidal, and typing one-handed like a drunken Polish Jew.
Vivat! Le’Chaim!
Cheers , Third Axis. Gore Vidal is a true living legend and one of my all time favorite American authors of the 20th century, along with Hunter S. Thompson, William S. Burroughs and Stephen King.
Keep up the good work and have a great Friday night, brother.
Here is the link to the Atlantic piece with Gore Vidal:
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200910u/gore-vidal
Thanks, Im a big Vidal fan myself.
You’re welcome, Harvey, cheers.
Thanks again, Colonel. Great interview. Here’s a fun bit from Mr. Gore Vidal, for the viewing pleasure of you all:
http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/trailer-remake-gore-vidals-caligula/short
Colonel, I wonder if they got Tinto Brass to sign off on this! Haahaa!
Right on, Third Axis, only Gore Vidal can gather all of those people in the same place. The Original Caligula was fan-fucking-tastic, all the way. From what I understand, this trailer is meant to be a hoax, but in reality if they ever want to remake Caligula, who do you think can direct something like that? The person I can immediately think of is Lars von Trier, he’s crazy enough to do something like that. To some lesser degrees, I’d say maybe Peter Greenaway or Michael Caton-Jones can also handle it well. That being said, I doubt if any remake can ever be on a par with Tinto Brass’ Caligula.
By the way, last night I was watching Roman Polanski’s What? (Diary of Forbidden Dreams), his 1972 erotic movie, a bizarre version of Alice in Wonderland that he made in Italy. Man oh man, you gotta see this to believe it. Polanski plays a brief role, and delivers one of the most memorable lines of the movie:
‘I am not a boob man like those Americans. It’s usually ass that turns me on.’
Yup, that was produced as a short. Brilliant work, and casting Helen Mirren (from the original ‘Caligula’, no less) and Courtney Love on the same bill in ANY project gets four stars from me. Courtney is as crazed as any dissipated Roman emperor, for sure. I’ll look for Polanski’s ‘What?’
Everybody have a great Sunday, and taste my Chargers*
Here it is, my friend:
WHAT? (Diary of Forbidden Dreams) by Roman Polanski: http://www.amazon.com/WHAT-Diary-Forbidden-Dreams-Polanski/dp/B000Q0OX8E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1260129402&sr=1-1
In Rush Hour 3 Roman Polanski gives Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan a painful body cavity search. At least he’s moved on to limiting himself to frictionally portray it, and with adults, albeit men and with his finger and not his wrinkled old member. Then again when you’re stuck in the house all day you have a lot of time to watch movies, think and stay in the house all day.
Oh yeah and Third Axis, in retrospect you probably regret supporting the sad ass Chargers as you saw them get their ass beat by Dirty Sanchez and Jets
I remember when I was in Vegas for the porn awards and having a good feeling about the Jets during the first week of the playoffs. Unfortunately, I took that to mean bet on them to win the Superbowl. They did to everyone’s suprise win the first two games, at least.
Just watched Caligula again. That movie could never be made today! And if AHF has their way all of a sudden Romans would be wearing rubbers during orgies!