Murder OTTID:551142
Knife in the Water
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Directed by Roman Polanski • 1957 • Poland
The following is the first complete student short Roman Polanski made at the State Film School in Lodz, Poland. A story told in almost total darkness and in one room, the film introduces themes the director has revisited throughout his career.
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Teeth Smile OTTID:552366
Directed by Roman Polanski • 1957 • Poland
In his autobiography, director Roman Polanski writes that the theme of TEETH SMILE was set for him by a supervisor at film school. The film follows a peeping tom as he looks through a bathroom window.
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The Lamp OTTID:462409
Directed by Roman Polanski • 1959 • Poland
THE LAMP was made in Roman Polanski's final year at the State Film School in Lodz. Polanski has said there is a connection between all his short films, “because in them I had certain ideals which I wished to express. It's really a question of a certain ...
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Two Men and a Wardrobe
Directed by Roman Polanski • 1958 • Poland
Perhaps the best known of Roman Polanski’s shorts, TWO MEN AND A WARDROBE was his first to be screened publicly. It won five awards at international festivals. Polanski said in a 1966 interview, “When I filmed TWO MEN AND A WARDROBE, I tried . . . to ...
