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Roman Polanski
  ROMAN POLANSKI SEASON 
Thursdays from 10 June - 10 July 2004
BBC Four presents a season of Roman Polanski classics, paying tribute to the director noted for his psychologically-acute explorations of violence, victimisation, alienation and horror.
 
ROSEMARY'S BABY
Thursday 10 June 10pm-12.10am
The demonic horror classic starring Mia Farrow.
 Read review on the BFI website
CUL-DE-SAC
Thursday 17 June 10pm-11.45pm
Macabre tale of two gangsters who hold to hostage the timid owner of a castle and his wife.
 Read review on the BFI website
KNIFE IN THE WATER
Thursday 24 June 10pm-11.30pm
A slow-burning exploration of jealousy, spite and middle age, focused on a mismatched couple and a hitch-hiker.
 Read review
REPULSION
Thursday 1 July 10pm-11.40pm
A beautiful but sexually repressed woman descends into madness when she is left on her own.
 Read review on the BFI website
 
AudioINTERVIEW
January 1972
"I try to avoid hypocrisy"
(5 min 48)
  Audio interview
PROFILE
Key works and background on the director

Roman Polanski



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