Berlin 18-12-2009
It may be a “virtual” star that will highlight next year’s Berlinale film festival.
A new film by French/Polish director Roman Polanski has been selected to premiere there however he remains under house-arrest in Switzerland. A live video feed could have the embattled director participate from distance.
His new politcal drama, ’The Ghost Writer’ -by the former english journalist and BBC reporter Robert Harris – will feature Pierce Brosnan and Ewan McGregor in the leads with Kim Cattrall and Olivia Williams taking support roles.
The 77-year-old director was arrested in Switzerland where he was to accept another film award, but was rewarded by being jailed instead. This due to Swiss authorities upholding an international arrest warrant issued against him in the late 70′s by the US.
The Berlin film festival wanted to support him in this way and still consider him one of the world’s most outstanding film directors.
The 60th annual Berlinale international film festival will start in 2010 on the 11th February and run till the 21st.
Tags: ghost writer, polanski
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