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Does Roman Polanski’s New Film Make The Dreyfus Affair About Him?

JL;DR SUMMARY Roman Polanski's new film, "An Officer and a Spy," about the infamous Dreyfus Affair, faces scrutiny due to the director's controversial history and previous convictions. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HollywoodParisDreyfus AffairVictimhoodFilm CriticismRoman PolanskiDual LoyaltyCultural ImpactHistorical Drama

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Veneto, Italy
"Early reviews of the An Officer and a Spy, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival on August 30 to a standing ovation, seem to both confirm and confound the worst fears surrounding the film."
Paris, France
"[I]t might be more accurate to contextualize these scenes as the stuff of unfettered wish fulfillment, as Polanski has no claim on total innocence, and he rather famously neglected to stick around for his own trial, Ehrlich adds."
France
"[I]t might be more accurate to contextualize these scenes as the stuff of unfettered wish fulfillment, as Polanski has no claim on total innocence, and he rather famously neglected to stick around for his own trial, Ehrlich adds."
Hollywood, California, United States
"[I]t might be more accurate to contextualize these scenes as the stuff of unfettered wish fulfillment, as Polanski has no claim on total innocence, and he rather famously neglected to stick around for his own trial, Ehrlich adds."
Poland
"Polanski does know about anti-Semitic persecution, having lived in hiding in Poland during World War II."

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