Roman Polanski Receives Standing Ovation at Zurich Film Festival

Roman Polanski received a ten-minute standing ovation on Tuesday within the Zurich Film Festival when he needed transpires with get his Lifetime Achievement Award, couple of years after it absolutely was initially presented onto him.our editor recommendsRoman Polanski Returns to Scene of 2009 ArrestVenice 2011: Al Pacino's 'Wilde Salome,' Roman Polanski's 'Carnage' Win AwardsCarnage: Venice Film Review "Better late than never" the director mentioned through the large event. He thanked, particularly, the folks in the Zurich prison staff to create his stay couple of years ago workable. "I'm not kidding, definately not it," he mentioned. PHOTOS: 'Carnage' and 9 Other Movies to know within the Venice Film Festival Polanski, 78, travelled to Zurich to obtain his award and connected adulation. The festival follows the tribute while using world premiere from the "secret" documentary. Polanski never received the award this past year as they never handled to obtain beyond arriving the Zurich airport terminal terminal. Swiss police arrested him around the U.S. warrant from 1978, when Polanski fled the country after pleading guilty for you to get illegal sex getting a 13-year-old girl. What adopted was several days of house arrest, a extended extradition fight together with a media circus. It ended, since it began, with Polanski a free of charge guy. STORY: Roman Polanski Notifies His Side in the Story in New Documentary Polanski's latest film, Carnage, starring Kate Winslet, Jodie Promote and Christoph Waltz, opened up Sept. one in the Venice Film Festival for the best reviews Polanski has seen since 2002's The Pianist. Discover much more about Polanski's return to the Zurich Film Festival here. Related Subjects Roman Polanski