VENICE, Italy - Roman Polanski is not at the Venice International Film Festival, but his new film, An Officer And A Spy is.
Although he continued making films with prominent actors and his 2002 film The Pianist won multiple Oscars, Hollywood's acceptance of Polanski has waned in the #MeToo era. He was even expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2018, after 50 years of membership. Barbera has been asked many times about including a film from Polanski and has stood by its artistic merit.
Instead, they stuck to talking about the film, its themes of persecution, anti-Semitism and its message of tolerance triumphing over ignorance. The actors also praised Polanski in spite of his sometimes harsh and demanding style of directing. The press notes for the film also include an interview with Polanski conducted by French writer Pascal Bruckner, in which Polanski says he relates to the story of the Dreyfus affair.
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