{"product_id":"roman-polanski-by-jordan-r-young-9781493067923","title":"Roman Polanski","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBetween his 1962 debut \u003ci\u003eA Knife in the Water\u003c\/i\u003e and the 1968 blockbuster \u003ci\u003eRosemary’s Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, Roman Polanski directed three movies—\u003ci\u003eRepulsion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCul-de-Sac\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDance of the Vampires\u003c\/i\u003e (a.k.a. \u003ci\u003eThe Fearless Vampire Killers\u003c\/i\u003e)—that remain a crucial but too often overlooked piece of his filmography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this remarkable behind-the-scenes look at the director's early output, Jordan Young gives us a revealing insight into Polanski at work in the years before his rise to global renown. Drawing on new research and interviews with principals on both sides of the camera—including direct access to the director—Young shares eye-opening, freshly unearthed details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe witness Polanski making movies under some of the worst possible conditions, contending with financing nightmares (both \u003ci\u003eRepulsion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCul-de-Sac\u003c\/i\u003e were underwritten by exploitation-film peddlers), poisonous enmities amongst cast and crew, and collaborators who, in the director's words, \"did their best to make me feel like a monster\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePolanski the provocateur is in full view here, placing actors in physical peril and deploying such unusual methods as slaughtering chickens to provide real blood for a death scene. While never shying away from unflattering or shocking details, Young still provides a nuanced and measured portrait of his subject—a rare look at a controversial artist in the act of creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432276672748,"sku":"9781493067923","price":69.54,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781493067923.jpg?v=1774555485","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/roman-polanski-by-jordan-r-young-9781493067923","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}