Chinatown: Polanski’s Farewell to America
Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. Photo: Paramount In the early days, Los Angeles was just a village. But as it grew in the late 19th century, it needed a better…
Rosemary’s Baby: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Mia Farrow. Photo: Paramount After making Repulsion, Cul-De-Sac and The Fearless Vampire Killers in England, three very good films that differed a lot in style but all had elements of…
Fearless Vampire Killers: Transylvanian Delight
Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski. Photo: MGM Those who know Roman Polanski from his arresting dramas and thrillers are not always familiar with his sense of humor. It is certainly…
The Tenant
Trelkovsky (Roman Polanski) rents a Paris apartment; the last tenant threw herself out of the window and Trelkovsky begins to feel the haunting effect of his new home. The last…
Repulsion: Cracks in the Façade
Photo: Compton Films Some people seem to think of this movie as one of the great horror classics, but I can’t help seeing it as primarily a touching tragedy. It’s…
Cul-De-Sac
Two criminals on the run make their way to an 11th century castle where a couple (Roman Polanski, Françoise Dorléac) live and decide to stay there while waiting for help…