Roman Polanski — Director (37)
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Morderstwo (1957)
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罗曼·波兰斯基
other title: 杀人者 / Mord …
The Short Films of Roman Polanski - (1957) Morderstwo (A Murderer) The camera shows us a door handle and the door's striker plate; from this angle, they form a cross. The door opens and in steps someone in a dark trench coat. He approaches a bed in the room, where a shirtless man sleeps. The intruder takes out a knife. His movements are without haste, but deliberate and efficient. Will his sleeping victim awake in time to offer resistance?
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Tess (1979)
Tess
★ 6.4 9 ratings
Romek actor: Nastassja Kinski / Peter Firth …
A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line, but is left traumatised from her experiences.
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To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
Chacun son cinema ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumiere s'eteint et que le film commence
Theodoros Angelopoulos / Olivier Assayas … actor: Gina Clayton / Golshifteh Farahani …
other title: A ciascuno il suo cinema / Cada um o seu Cinema …
Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brought together 33 of the world's pre-eminent filmmakers to produce short pieces exploring the multifarious facets of cinema and their perspective on the state of their chosen artform in the early 21st century.
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Carnage (2011)
Carnage
★ 6.6 10 ratings
Romek actor: Jodie Foster / Kate Winslet …
other title: O Deus da Carnificina / Der Gott des Gemetzels …
Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.
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The Ninth Gate (1999)
The Ninth Gate
★ 5.9 7 ratings
Romek actor: 约翰尼·德普 / 弗兰克·兰格拉 …
other title: La nona porta / A Nona Porta …
An all-expenses-paid international search for a rare copy of the book 'The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows' brings an unscrupulous book dealer deep into a world of murder, double-dealing and Satanic worship.
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Repulsion (1965)
Repulsion
★ 7.0 9 ratings
Romek actor: Catherine Deneuve / Ian Hendry …
other title: Repulsione / Chok …
Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.
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Chinatown (1974)
Chinatown
★ 8.2 23 ratings
Romek actor: Jack Nicholson / Faye Dunaway …
other title: 차이나타운 / チャイナタウン …
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.
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Knife in the Water (1962)
Nóż w wodzie
★ 7.4 5 ratings
Roman Polanski actor: Leon Niemczyk / Jolanta Umecka …
other title: Il coltello nell'acqua / Faca na Água …
On their way to an afternoon on the lake, husband and wife Andrzej and Krystyna nearly run over a young hitchhiker. Inviting the young man onto the boat with them, Andrzej begins to subtly torment him; the hitchhiker responds by making overtures toward Krystyna. When the hitchhiker is accidentally knocked overboard, the husband's panic results in unexpected consequences.
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The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964)
Les Plus Belles Escroqueries du monde
Romek / Ugo Gregoretti … actor: Mie Hama / 三津田健 …
other title: Le più belle truffe del mondo / Die Frauen sind an allem schuld …
Five swindle stories, taking place in five international cities: Tokyo, Japan ("Fumiko's Five Benefactors" by Hiromichi Horikawa); Amsterdam, The Netherlands ("A River of Diamonds" by Roman Polanski); Naples, Italy ("The Road Map" by Ugo Gregoretti); Paris, France ("The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower" by Claude Chabrol); and Marrakesh, Morocco ("The Confidence Man" by Jean-Luc Godard). Godard's segment was not included in the original French cinema release, and Polanski's segment was not included on the 2016 home disc release.