1. Chinatown - Directed by Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski, born Roman Liebling, was born August 18, 1933 in Paris. He was the son of Jewish-Polish parents, who returned to Poland in 1937, because of the antisemitism rising going on France. At the start of World War II Roman and his parents were sent to the concentration camp in Auschwitz Before Roman's family was to be sent to the camp Roman's father was able to help his son escape. He survived by wandering the countryside of Poland living with various Catholic families. It was during this time that young Roman found an interest in the cinema. The cinema gave Roman the protection that he was missing on the outside world. Unfortunately for Roman his mother died shortly after entering Auschwitz. .
In 1945 at the end of the war Roman was reunited with his father, where he learned about the death of his mother. Shortly after coming home Roman's father remarried. Angry at his father Roman left home. During this short time away from home Roam was able to pursue his love of films. Two films in particular really influenced him, Hamlet, and Odd Man Out. After a near fatal incident that almost took his life in 1949, Roman's father decided to enroll his son at a technical school. Roman had other plans in mind, and in 1950 he left technical school to enroll in film school where he made his acting debut in 1954 in a film by Andrzej Wajda entitled Pokolenie. .
The same year which he made his acting debut Roman was one of six people who was accepted at Lodz's state film school. Roman made his first student film in 1957, entitled "Rozbijemy Zabame *. This film was about a group of thugs who were paid to destroy a school party. This was based on a true vent in Roman's life, which almost got him expelled from school. Roman's next film was entitled "Dwaj Ludzie z Szafa*, proved to be one of Roman's most famous short films. This film won Roman five international awards.
In his observation on the corruption occurring in America, Roman Polanski directed the film, "Chinatown" (1974). ... One of the tactics Polanski used to generate depth and provide varied moods was to create shadows through the use of windowpanes. ... Polanski uses the thematic device of the anti-hero protagonist who is basically a good guy but who sometimes makes questionable decisions. ... Polanski creates a mood of bleakness throughout the film. ... Polanski's use of the thematic and stylistic devices described above makes Chinatown a great example of postmodern neo-noir....
The short film, Two Men with a Wardrobe, directed by Roman Polanski, has two of the strangest characters I have ever seen on screen. ... Polanski chose two great actors for the part because not only do they look the oddball type from a strange land (i.e. the clothes, hats, mannerisms, etc), but they have no problems acting the part either. ... The characters enter the new land again but this time they are met with even greater resistance, by a gang of bullies, one of which is actually Polanski himself. ...
Lange, Jason Film 101 M-W 12-1:50 Paper #2 Chinown Chinown, directed by Roman Polanski, is a non-traditional hard-nosed detective film made in the 70's. ... Polanski didn't make a character the audience would love right off the bat. ... Polanski creates a character that is totally twisted. ... Polanski chose to use the classic style associated with the hard-nosed detective. ... Polanski is able to twist the ideas he uses from The Big Sleep so much so, that as a whole Chinown can transcend any correlation it might have with The Big Sleep. ...
The added scenes in Roman Polanski's version of Macbeth made it very hard to follow. ... Roman Polanski's objective there might have been comic relief. ... But it was nothing compared to violence, blood, and gore in Roman Polanski's version of Macbeth. ...
Roman Polanski, the director shows this by using a number of film techniques such as dialogue, music, special effects, lighting, colour and camera angle. ... In the scene leading up to the three witches Polanski starts to show something is going to happen. ... Polanski shows this by the dialogue he uses. ... Polanski uses music and special effects to bring suspense. Polanski ends the movie on the downfall of Macbeth. ...
Though there have been many versions of Shakespeare's Macbeth over the years, but Roman Polanski is the only one to have ever treated the subject as though it was a horror film. ... Polanski places a bigger emphasis on bloodshed than Shakespeare did, for examples, the camera focuses in on the very gruesome and bloody murder of Duncan whereas in Shakespeare's play this act takes place offstage. ... Polanski's ending in his film is quite interesting also. ... Although there were some additions that might not have been so necessary on Polanski's part, it stuck with the ori...
In the movie The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, directed by Roman Polanski, there were many differences that could be seen when compared to the play written by Shakespeare. ... Of course, in the play, she really isn't the one fully responsible for all of the things that change in Macbeth, but in the movie it seems that Polanski wanted to portray her as someone who just suggests and not pushes the issue of pursuing the evil deeds done by Macbeth. ... Roman Polanski has done a good job on this, and the changes are not very big, yet I believe that if he had change her character t...
The Pianist is a film that follows the life of Wladyslaw Szilman a Jewish pianist during World War II. The movie is directed by Roman Polanski who won an Oscar for best director. Wladyslaw Szilman is played by Adrien Brody also received an Oscar, for best actor. Everything from the acting, the speci...