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- Michele Placido
- Wim Wenders
- Paolo Sorrentino
- Mario Monicelli
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Marco Bellocchio
- Mario Martone
- Costa Gavras
- Ettore Scola
- Giuseppe Tornatore
- Asia Argento
This is a short list of famous show business personalities who have rallied to defend the self-confessed Polanski, the accusations of pedophilia against a that happened in 1977 while he was a guest at the home of Jack Nicolson. The then 43-year old Roman
, was charged with sale of drugs, lewd acts, rape and sodomy against a boy of thirteen, Samantha Geimer . Bargained, Roman pleaded guilty of "minor" offense (sexual intercourse with a minor), while the other fell allegations of sodomy, the administration of drugs and rape of a minor. The sentence was agreed to monetary compensation and to serve 90 days in a psychiatric clinic.
On 1 February 1978, after spending 42 days in the clinic, concerned about the reopening of the case by a court of appeal, he fled to London, then in France. Since then, he lives between France and Poland and has not set foot in the U.S. (not even to collect their 'Oscars). In his autobiography, Roman by Polanski , while admitting the facts, Polanski says that the girl was consensual and that the report would have been favored by the mother herself to promote her daughter's career in film.
Chronicle of today I know it all, Polanski was arrested Saturday, September 26, 2009 in Zurich, where he had gone to receive the award for lifetime achievement in the local film festival. An "ambush" tense probably under pressure from the police in Los Angeles that now calls for their extradition.
This is the chronicle of events, now we come to the reactions.
The world of culture (especially French), cinema, theater has sided with the director, calling the plot and even promoting a petition to request the immediate release of the director (see note 2).
The French minister of culture, Frederic Mitterrand, has even spoken of a fact "absolutely appalling (Editor's note referring to the 'ambush' and not pedophilia) "for" an old story that has not really make sense. "
allegation, this, to say the least disconcerting that if spoken by one of our minister would have triggered an uproar when the echo would be heard in the whole world through word of mouth the usual Anglo-American press. Not now, the outer defenses are French and our beloved Republic does not dare to move even an indictment against these cultural promoters of pedophilia. Besides, how can you accuse indirittamente even those who joined with his illustrious name to the petition brought by the Republic itself on freedom of the press ?! How
discredit those few days before had been praised and advertised as a supporter of action against the Berluscao?!
Obviously you can not even push for a release in order to avoid antagonizing the public just two days from the event, ergo: they are pure news articles (except this Natalia Aspesi, to whom I offer my full support ), the face of the other peremptory statements, crusades and exploitation to which the newspaper Mauro has accustomed us.
course, to continue a battle against those who have already pleaded guilty, has already confessed and is supported by many leftist intellectuals who read the Republic would not have the same political effect of Letizia .....
1) site that collects newspaper articles on the matter (from 77 to date)
http://www.vachss.com/mission/roman_polanski.html
2) Petition pro Roman Polaski:
http://www. sacd.fr/Le-cinema-soutient-Roman-Polanski-Petition-for-Roman-Polanski.1340.0.html
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