Roman Polanski

Perhaps one of the most notorious directors in Hollywood, Roman Polanski was as known for his tumultuous personal life as he was for his dark, disquieting and quasi-autobiographical films. After a childhood stained by Nazi atrocities, Polanski emerged from his native Poland with the Oscar-nominated “Knife in the Water” (1962). He went on to establish a reputation with several films shot in England – namely the claustrophobic sexual thriller “Repulsion” (1965) – before reaching artistic and commercial heights in America with “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968). But his newfound success quickly descended