Directed By Roman Polanski Collection (Imprint) - 5-Disc Box Set ( Bitter Moon / Death and the Maiden / The Ninth Gate / Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired )

Directed By Roman Polanski Collection (Imprint) - 5-Disc Box Set (Blu-Ray) (*)

$98.99

Original Title: Bitter Moon / Death and the Maiden / The Ninth Gate / Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Linear PCM )
English ( Dolby TrueHD )
English ( DTS 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
475 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Behind the scenes
Box Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Special Edition
Teaser(s)
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1992-2008 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Roman Polanski
Marina Zenovich

Written By:
Pascal Bruckner
Roman Polanski
Gérard Brach
John Brownjohn
Ariel Dorfman
Rafael Yglesias
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Enrique Urbizu
Joe Bini
P.G. Morgan
Marina Zenovich

Actors:
Peter Coyote ..... Oscar
Emmanuelle Seigner ..... Mimi
Hugh Grant ..... Nigel
Kristin Scott Thomas ..... Fiona
Victor Banerjee ..... Mr. Singh
Sophie Patel ..... Amrita Singh
Patrick Albenque ..... Steward
Smilja Mihailovitch ..... Bridge Player
Leo Eckmann ..... Bridge Player
Luca Vellani ..... Dado
Richard Dieux ..... Partygoer
Danny Wuyts ..... Bandleader
Daniel Dhubert ..... Bus Inspector
Nathalie Galán ..... Girl in Boutique
Eric Gonzales ..... Cook
Jim Adhi Limas ..... Thai Maître D'
Boris Bergman ..... Oscar's Friend
Olivia Brunaux ..... Cindy
Heavon Grant ..... Basil
Charlene ..... Hooker
Geoffrey Carey ..... Neighbour with Dog
Robert Benmussa ..... Flight Dispatcher
Sigourney Weaver ..... Paulina Escobar
Ben Kingsley ..... Dr. Roberto Miranda
Stuart Wilson ..... Gerardo Escobar
Krystia Mova ..... Dr. Miranda's Wife
Jonathan Vega ..... Dr. Miranda's Son
Rodolphe Vega ..... Dr. Miranda's Son
Gilberto Cortés ..... String Quartet Player
Jorge Cruz ..... String Quartet Player
Carlos Moreno ..... String Quartet Player
Eduardo Valenzuela ..... String Quartet Player
Sergio Ortega Alvarado ..... String Quartet Manager
Karen Strassman ..... Elena Galvin
Johnny Depp ..... Dean Corso
Frank Langella ..... Boris Balkan
Lena Olin ..... Liana Telfer
Emmanuelle Seigner ..... The Girl
Barbara Jefford ..... Baroness Kessler
Jack Taylor ..... Victor Fargas
José López Rodero ..... Pablo & Pedro Ceniza / 1st & 2nd Workmen
Tony Amoni ..... Liana's Bodyguard
James Russo ..... Bernie
Willy Holt ..... Andrew Telfer
Allen Garfield ..... Witkin
Jacques Dacqmine ..... Old Man
Joe Sheridan ..... Old Man's Son
Rebecca Pauly ..... Daughter-In-Law
Catherine Benguigui ..... Concierge
Maria Ducceschi ..... Secretary
Jacques Collard ..... Gruber
Dominique Pozzetto ..... Desk Clerk
Emanuel Booz ..... Baker
Lino Ribeiro de Sousa ..... Hotel Porter
Asil Raïs ..... Cabby
Bernard Richier ..... Cafe Owner
Andrew Braunsberg ..... Self - Producer & Polanski's Friend
Richard Brenneman ..... Self - Reporter, Santa Monica Evening Outlook
Douglas Dalton ..... Self - Attorney for the Defense
Marilyn Beck ..... Self - Hollywood Gossip Columnist
Steve Barshop ..... Self - Assistant District Attorney
Madeline Bessmer ..... Self - Girlfriend #2
Michael M. Crain ..... Self - Former Public Defender
Samantha Geimer ..... Self - Victim
Mia Farrow ..... Self - Actress
Pedro Almodovar ..... Self
Istvan Bajzat ..... Self - Photographer
Pierre-André Boutang ..... Self - Polanski's Friend
Nicolas Cage ..... Self
Michael Caine ..... Self
John Cassavetes ..... Guy Woodhouse
Dick Cavett ..... Self
Furnell Chatman ..... Self
Joan Collins ..... Self
Stephen Daldry ..... Self
Catherine Deneuve ..... Self / Carole Ledoux
Faye Dunaway
Harrison Ford ..... Self

Synopsis:

Bitter Moon: British couple Fiona (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas) and Nigel (Hugh Grant) are sailing to Istanbul en route to India. They encounter a beautiful French woman, and that night, Nigel meets her while dancing alone in the ship's bar. Later, he meets her crippled American husband Oscar (Peter Coyote), who tells him their story. While living in Paris for several years trying to be a writer, he becomes obsessed with a woman he met by chance on a bus. He tracks her down and they start a steamy love affair. Soon, Oscar finds himself enslaved body and soul by her love, and continues to tell Nigel the details of this relationship in various stages over several visits to Oscar's cabin. Death and the Maiden: Paulina Escobar is a political activist whose husband is a prominent lawyer in an unnamed South American country just out of a dictatorship. One day a storm forces her husband to ride home with a neighbor. That chance encounter brings up demons from her past, as she is convinced that the neighbor (Dr. Miranda) was part of the old fascist regime that tortured and raped her, while blindfolded. Paulina takes him captive to determine the truth. Paulina is torn between her psychological repressions and somber memory, Gerardo is torn between his wife and the law, and Dr. Miranda is forced to endure captivity while husband and wife seek out the uncertain truth about the clouded past. The Ninth Gate: Hired by zealous occult scholar Boris Balkan to verify the authenticity of his most prized possession, unscrupulous New York City rare-book dealer Dean Corso is unaware that his life is in grave danger. Because, whether he likes it or not, forces beyond comprehension have already chosen him. And right from the start, thick mystery shrouds the diligent book detective's peril-laden mission. Now, in this soul-condemning quest for clues, there is no turning back--from afar, a cryptic woman with a penetrating gaze follows Corso's every step. But as the intricate mystical engravings of the diabolical leather-bound opus unfold their unfathomable secrets, only one will receive the key to dark enlightenment. However, the question remains. Who is worthy of the tome's glorious black gifts and the ultimate truth of The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows? Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired: In 1977, Roman Polanski was arrested in Los Angeles on charges he gave drugs and had sex with a 13-year-old girl he was photographing for Vogue. Eleven months later, having pled guilty to one count, he fled to Europe before sentencing. This film examines that year-long period, using archival footage of the media frenzy and of Polanski's life before the charges, clips from his films, and contemporary interviews with many of the principles - attorneys, the victim, and Polanski's friends and associates. Polanski remains enigmatic, but portraits emerge of the machinations of justice and of a judge more interested in his image than his word or the law.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 17 April, 2025.