Roman Polanski
As one of the leading producers of the New Hollywood, Evans often took chances on emerging artists who defied the status quo as much as he did.
The top award was presented to the French drama on Friday, although the filmmaker was absent, as expected.
Roman Polanski's dull procedural drama about the Dreyfus Affair has no interest in asking you to separate the art from the artist.
Polanski is debuting his new film, "An Officer and a Spy," at the 2019 Venice Film Festival.
"I will not congratulate him, but I think it is correct that his movie is here at this festival," Martel said during the Venice Film Festival opening press conference.
Tarantino allowed Polanski's friend to read the entire "Hollywood" script so the director would be comfortable with the narrative.
European buyers have already lined up for Polanski's new film, as they have for Woody Allen's latest, but U.S. distributors are steering clear.
Polish actor Rafał Zawierucha appears as the "Rosemary's Baby" director in Tarantino's latest movie.
Tarantino's latest Cannes entry reimagines the events surrounding the 1969 murder of Polanski's second wife, Sharon Tate.
The "John Wick" actress said she would work with Allen again, never saw Tambor behave inappropriately, and thinks Polanski "paid his price."
The Academy announced May 3, 2018 it had voted to expel Polanski for not meeting its standards of conduct.
She calls it "one of the great feminist parables of cinema."
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