By Michael Knox, mknox@modernfilmzine.com

Roman Polanski, the acclaimed director of “Rosemary’s Baby” and “Chinatown,” who fled to France after being accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in 1977 will be the focus of the new film, “Polanski Unauthorized,” according to a news release.

The film will be released Friday, February 13th in selected cinemas
in Hollywood for three weeks.

Spanning four decades, the film covers everything from a turbulent childhood in war torn Poland, the murder of his wife Sharon Tate by the infamous Charles Manson cult and the infamous rape case that lead to Polanski’s exile. Polanski avoided incarceration by escaping to and maintaining residence in Europe, according to a news release. …continue reading “Rosemary’s Baby” director focus of unauthorized biopic