France 2013
Director: Roman Polanski
Script: David Ives, Roman Polanski
Camera: Pawel Edelman
Editor: Hervé de Luze
Music: Alexandre Desplat
Novel: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
After the Play of: David Ives
Actors: Emmanuelle Seigner, Mathieu Amalric
Production: Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde
Distribution: Prokino
96 Min., DCP, colour, Original with German subtitles

After a long casting day, theatre director Thomas still has not been able to find the right actress to play his lead role until Vanda turns up: she is vulgar, naïve and uneducated – but to his amazement shows she has amazing talent when giving her audition. The film is a funny, parodistic ballet of the battle of the sexes.

Roman Polanski
Born 1933 in Paris, the director, writer and actor of polish origin is one of the most important directors worldwide. His work encompasses almost all genres and deals in a black-humoured way with the absurdities of life.

Films (selection)
1965    EKEL
1967    TANZ DER VAMPIRE
1968    ROSEMARIES BABY
1974    CHINATOWN
2001    DER PIANIST