Isabelle Huppert, Isabelle Adjani, Mike Nichols Sign Another “Free Polanski” Petition
Actors Louis Garrel, Isabelle Adjani, Elsa Zylberstein, and Isabelle Huppert; filmmakers Danièle Thompson, Steven Soderbergh, Neil Jordan, Sam Mendes, Taylor Hackford, and Mike Nichols; formerly persecuted writer Salman Rushdie; author Milan Kundera; and stylist Diane von Furstenberg are among those who have signed another petition demanding freedom for 76-year-old filmmaker Roman Polanski, currently being held at a Swiss prison while awaiting word from local authorities whether he’ll be extradited to the United States on a charge of having sex with a minor in the late 1970s.
In his journal, La Règle du jeu, writer Bernard-Henri Lévy has asked for signatures supporting Polanski’s release. Lévy’s petition reads:
Apprehended like a common terrorist Saturday evening, September 26, as he came to receive [...]
by Andre Soares | September 29, 2009
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Tags: Bernard-Henri Lévy, Isabelle Adjani, Isabelle Huppert, La Règle du jeu, Louis Garrel, Mike Nichols, Milan Kundera, Politics, Roman Polanski, Roman Polanski Petition, Salman Rushdie
Venice 2009: Viggo Mortensen, Salman Rushdie, Todd Haynes
Doru Boguta, Bobby Paunescu, Monica Barladeanu of Francesca, Salman Rushdie
Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee
Todd Haynes
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by Monica Montenegro | September 13, 2009
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Tags: Bobby Paunescu, Doru Boguta, Film Festivals, Monica Barladeanu, Photos, Salman Rushdie, Todd Haynes, Venice 2009, Venice Film Festival, Viggo Mortensen
