Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir Reviews
3AW
Polanski sure knows how to spin a yarn, whether it's with words or film.
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| Original Score: 3/5
FILMINK (Australia)
An intimate and compelling, albeit sympathetic, portrait of this filmmaking legend, whose often tragedy tinged real life story eclipses his extraordinary onscreen work.
sbs.com.au
What rises to the surface and sparkles are Polanski's gifts as a raconteur, his fierce intelligence and his guile.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Empire Magazine Australasia
A fascinating, if workmanlike, insight into the life of a legend.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Urban Cinefile
A fine example of how sympathetic interviewing techniques can result in a probing interview that carries insights and emotion
Urban Cinefile
There is something exquisitely personal about this documentary in which he tells his story in conversation with his friend of over 40 years, producer Andrew Braunsberg
EmanuelLevy.Com
There are not many revelations in this docu of Polanski, but it's refreshing that it restores the balance between the director's background and incredibly creative career and the 1977 sex scandal that's dominated the media for decades.
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| Original Score: B
Film School Rejects
Sycophancy is an ugly thing at the best of times, and when the subject is shouldering the story-telling burden without it, it's even worse.
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| Original Score: B-
Concrete Playground
There's no doubt Polanski is a major artist, and his fans will probably get a lot out of his recollections, but don't expect any rigorous attention to the ethics of documentary-making. This is a personal exercise in public atonement.
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| Original Score: 2/5
