tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post2862343893872062043..comments2023-11-28T15:20:59.369-05:00Comments on Cinema Viewfinder: Movie Review: The Ghost Writer (2010)Tony Dayoubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-54239716193914179982011-03-28T08:03:57.876-04:002011-03-28T08:03:57.876-04:00I am not sure we should so easily draw parallels b...I am not sure we should so easily draw parallels between Polanski's films and his life, even if they seem to be obvious: both his work and destiny are way too complex for something as bland as direct analogy. The only analogy I see is, like in The Tenant (or any other Polanski film, in fact), we see a living soul trying to break the wall the hostile unknowable world has built around it, thus, yes, there is some similarity between The Ghost (not Adam Lang) and his creator.<br /><br />I followed the link you provided for the unfortunate 1977 case, and found the same old set of allegations there (in both the article and, especially, the comments) that can be found all over the Net: child molestation, rape, flight from justice etc. I understand people can't be expected to be as obsessed with this case as I am, and to spend part of their life on researching it; I've been doing it for months, studying all existing materials, and I dearly hope my findings will hope to shed some light on what really happened: this is, truly, a famous case nobody really knows.<br /><br />http://polanski-oddmanout.blogspot.com/Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083598595101518329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-60869974840357076562010-06-18T18:45:06.106-04:002010-06-18T18:45:06.106-04:00Tony:
Finally got around to seeing this film a fe...Tony:<br /><br />Finally got around to seeing this film a few days ago (on a flight back from Italy, of all places!). Excellent writeup as usual and nice insight about the major female characters in this film ad the ghost writer's relationship with them. I didn't catch that at first, but that's because of the beauty of the narrative as well as Polanski's direction. <br /><br />Did you note the over the shoulder camera work as the ghost writer heads to the ferry after the visit to Professor Emmet's house? Very reminiscent of a few scenes in Chinatown.tom hylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059595835440742055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-17667447714787735542010-04-24T09:43:47.601-04:002010-04-24T09:43:47.601-04:00I'm not sure Smith is off on that. There was a...I'm not sure Smith is off on that. There was a bit of the madonna/whore cliche going on with Cattrall and Williams. Polanski is a womanizer, there's no doubt. But he does have an ear for their individual voices, gives them their due in his stories, and in this respect, at least (meaning onscreen), treats them with far more respect than most of his peers do. REPULSION, CUL-DE-SAC, ROSEMARY'S BABY, and TESS attest to that.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-13124675406908912842010-04-22T17:39:35.140-04:002010-04-22T17:39:35.140-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Adam Zanziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524618281515322239noreply@blogger.com