Thirty-four years after he fled the U.S. after being convicted of having sex with a teenager, the now 47 year-old who was at the center of the firestorm is writing a memoir that promises to reveal more details about the encounter that has lead to Roman Polanski's virtual exile in France.
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Adding another layer of intrigue to the saga of Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski and his notorious 1977 criminal case, previously documented in 2008's Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, is a new documentary featuring testimonial from Polanski himself. Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir was helmed by showbiz documentarian Laurent Bouzereau and was revealed to be the secret screening set to follow the director's lifetime achievement award ceremony Tuesday at the Zurich Film Festival. Two years ago, Polanski was arrested while en route to the fest. Expect he'll make it through unscathed this time around? [THR]
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