This study of Roman Polanski and his films to date was already approaching completion when his wife, Sharon Tate, whom he married in 1968, met her death in circumstances which shocked the world. A tragedy so appalling and so meaningless, and following so closely on the equally untimely death of his close friend Krzysztof Romede, composer for almost all his films, might well have broken a man of weaker calibre and lesser courage. As the book goes to press, however, Roman Polanski is already well advanced on his next film.

Contents

The man
The shorts
Knife in the water
Repulsion
Cul-de-sac
Dance of the vampires
Rosemary's baby
The director