Roman Polanski
Roman Polański( born 18 August 1933 in Paris; original name Raymond Thierry Liebling) is a French- Polish film director, producer, writer, and actor.
Since 1978, Polanski has been a fugitive from the U.S. criminal justice system; he fled the country while awaiting sentencing in his sexual abuse case, in which he pleaded guilty to statutory rape.
His Polish- Jewish parents moved the family back from Paris to Kraków in 1937.
Two years later, Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany starting World War II and the Polanskis found themselves trapped in the Kraków Ghetto.
After his mother and father were taken in raids, Polanski spent his formative years in foster homes under an adopted identity, trying to survive the Holocaust.
Polanski's first feature- length film," Knife in the Water"( 1962), was made in Poland and was nominated for a United States Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
He has since received five more Oscar nominations, along with two BAFTAs, four Césars, a Golden Globe Award and the Palme d' Or of the Cannes Film Festival in France.
In the United Kingdom he directed three films, beginning with" Repulsion"( 1965).
In 1968, he moved to the United States and cemented his status by directing the horror film" Rosemary's Baby"( 1968).
A turning point in his life took place in 1969, when his pregnant wife, Sharon Tate, and four friends were brutally murdered by members of the Manson Family.
Following her death, Polanski returned to Europe and eventually continued directing.
He made" Macbeth"( 1971) in England and back in Hollywood," Chinatown"( 1974), which was nominated for eleven Academy Awards.
In 1977, Polanski was arrested and charged with drugging and raping a 13- year- old girl.
He subsequently pled guilty to the lesser offence of unlawful sex with a minor.
After spending 42 days undergoing psychiatric evaluation in prison in preparation for sentencing, Polanski, who had expected to be put on probation, fled to Paris after learning that the judge planned to reject his plea deal and impose a prison term.
In Europe, Polanski continued to make films, including" Tess"( 1979), starring Nastassja Kinski.
It won France's César Awards for Best Picture and Best Director, and received three Oscars.
He later produced and directed" The Pianist"( 2002), a drama about a Jewish- Polish musician escaping Nazi persecution, starring Adrien Brody and Emilia Fox.
The film won three Academy Awards including Best Director, along with numerous international awards.
He also directed" Oliver Twist"( 2005), a story which parallels his own life as a" young boy attempting to triumph over adversity".
He was awarded Best Director for" The Ghost Writer"( 2010) at the 23rd European Film Awards.
He also received Best Screenwriter nomination at the aforementioned awards for" Carnage"( 2011).
In 2018, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted to expel Polanski from its membership.
Bitter Moon (disambiguation)
Bitter Moon may refer to:
Bitter Moon
Bitter Moon is a 1992 Franco- British erotic romantic thriller film directed by Roman Polanski and starring Peter Coyote, Emmanuelle Seigner, Hugh Grant, and Kristin Scott Thomas.
The film's French title is( a pun on the French phrase" lune de miel", meaning" honeymoon".)
It is based on the novel" Lunes de fiel" by the French author Pascal Bruckner, published in English as" Evil Angels".
The score was composed by Vangelis.
Sweet Dreamers
Sweet Dreamers is a 1981 Australian film directed by Tom Cowan and starring Richard Moir and Sue Smithers.
The film is about a filmmaker and his girlfriend.
Cowan has said the film was very autobiographical and met with a great deal of resistance from funding bodies.
It was the last dramatic feature film directed by Cowan for a long time.
The film was partly funded by the Creative Development Branch of the Australian Film Commission.
Short and Sweet
Short and Sweet may refer to:
Bitter and Sweet
Bitter and Sweet may refer to:
To the Moon and Back
To the Moon and Back can refer to:
Tom Cowan (director)
Tom Cowan( born 31 October 1942) is an Australian filmmaker.
List of Uruguayan films
A list of films produced in Uruguay.
Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon
Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon is the sixth full- length album by Murder by Death released on September 25, 2012.

Question: Are the directors of films Bitter Moon and Sweet Dreamers both from the same country?
Answer: no