Roman Polanski — A Gem In Filmmaking0

After admir­ing the art of German films through­out the course of World War II, Roman Polanski finally rec­og­nized his per­fect career despite the trou­bles of war.

Polish film direc­tor, pro­ducer, writer and actor, Polanski, had signed up at the Lodz Film School just as the war ended, with his ignit­ing pas­sion for film and act­ing. His first few shorts included Dwaj ludzie z szafa (1958), The Fat and the Lean (1961), and Mammals (1962), show­ing his “taste for black humor and bizarre human rela­tion­ships”. His first Polish post-war film was Knife in the Water (1962).

After estab­lish­ing him­self as an avid Polish film­maker, Polanski made his way to France, befriend­ing his long-time col­lab­o­ra­tor Gerard Brach, who co-wrote his sub­se­quent two films, Repulsion (1965) and Cul-de-sac (1966) which were made in England. These films won them the Silver and Golden Bear awards at the Berlin Film Festivals.

After which, Polanski moved on to Hollywood to direct many more films, such as his box-office hit, Rosemary’s Baby (1968).

Well enough said about the mar­velous artist. Let’s hear more from Lena Goh in her pod­cast.

Lena Goh is an almunus of Ngee Ann Polytechnic with a Diploma in Film, Sound & Video from The School of Film & Media Studies.