Roman Polanski came to Warsaw to attend incognito Tuesday at the inauguration of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews. The opportunity to get back into his family history. But this is another piece of history that has caught: a case of old habits over 30 years, and since the filmmaker is to be worried by the American justice system.
1977: Roman Polanski, then aged 43, was charged and tried for raping a minor. During the trial, he fled, fearing a heavy sentence. He took refuge in France, avoiding all US attempts to arrest.
2009: The director was arrested in Switzerland. He spent several months under house arrest, but will eventually extradited.
2014: Poland is today plays the new episode of this legal saga. Roman Polanski was heard Thursday by a prosecutor in Krakow who decided to grant him bail, pending a possible request formal extradition from the United States.
The filmmaker is 81 years old. He received in 2002 the Palme d'Or at Cannes for The Pianist, a film which also received the Oscar for best director.
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