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poliphiloI never liked Polanski's work. I saw his early films as they came out- Knife in the Water, Repulsion, Cul-de-Sac. There was something about them that made me feel queasy- migrainey, sick to the stomach. It was weird. Art doesn't usually hit me that way. It was as if they beamed out negativity.
The last thing of his I saw in sequence was The Fearless Vampire Slayers- the one with Sharon Tate in the bubble-bath. It's Polanski's idea of a romp- self-indulgent, unfunny, really rather tiresome. After that I avoided him.
More recently- because they came my way- I've watched Rosemary's Baby and Macbeth. They didn't make me feel ill- maybe because my powers of resistance are stronger- maybe because Hollywood didn't give him the absolute control he'd had in Europe. I liked Macbeth more than I thought I would, though artistically it's a bit of a mess. Rosemary's Baby was undone for me by the absurdity of its ending. They're schlocky films, both of them, a little silly and immature. It would be nice to think Francesca Annis' nude scene had nothing to do with Hugh Hefner being sat in the producer's chair.
I haven't seen Chinatown. I don't suppose one should come to a final judgement without seeing Chinatown.
The last thing of his I saw in sequence was The Fearless Vampire Slayers- the one with Sharon Tate in the bubble-bath. It's Polanski's idea of a romp- self-indulgent, unfunny, really rather tiresome. After that I avoided him.
More recently- because they came my way- I've watched Rosemary's Baby and Macbeth. They didn't make me feel ill- maybe because my powers of resistance are stronger- maybe because Hollywood didn't give him the absolute control he'd had in Europe. I liked Macbeth more than I thought I would, though artistically it's a bit of a mess. Rosemary's Baby was undone for me by the absurdity of its ending. They're schlocky films, both of them, a little silly and immature. It would be nice to think Francesca Annis' nude scene had nothing to do with Hugh Hefner being sat in the producer's chair.
I haven't seen Chinatown. I don't suppose one should come to a final judgement without seeing Chinatown.
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Date: 2009-10-01 01:57 pm (UTC)I've just read an account of the plot of Bitter Moon. I don't think I'll be rushing out to see it.