num_pages: 448
description: Roman Polanski reveals in detail the mosaic of his life. He talks of his childhood in Nazi-occupied Poland; Lodz Film School in the 1950s; Paris in his early struggles to become recognized as a director; and London and Hollywood in the 60s when he first won international acclaim. We follow him through his marriages and friendships; and with him we experience the full force of the tragedy that struck when his wife Sharon Tate and several close friends were brutally murdered by the Manson family. There followed years of disenchantment and self enquiry; arrest and imprisonment on charges alleging the rape of a minor, and finally his professional and personal resurgence in France.
language: English
title: Roman by Polanski
titlecomplete: Roman by Polanski
genres: Polish Literature, Autobiography, Memoir, Biography Memoir, Film, Poland, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 747
publisher: Ballantine Books