Roman Polanski’s Producer Luca Barbareschi Talks Making Of ‘The Palace’ & Loyalty To Controversial Director: “I Know The Real Story”
deadline.comActor, producer and director Luca Barbareschi is at the Venice Film Festival this year as one the main representatives of Roman Polanski’s new film The Palace.
The satire, poking fun at the ultra-rich against the backdrop of Switzerland’s luxury Gstaad Palace Hotel and featuring Mickey Rourke, Fanny Ardant and John Cleese in the ensemble cast, world premieres Out of Competition in a gala screening on Saturday.
Its selection for Venice’s 80th edition has sparked debate in the film world, which remains split over whether Polanski should be celebrated an artist while 1973 charges of unlawful sex with a minor in the U.S.
remain unresolved. The director, who turned 90 in August, has not travelled to Italy, where it remains unclear whether he would be subject to Italy’s extradition treaty with the U.S., while a number of the film’s international stars including John Cleese are staying away due to the Hollywood actors’ strike.
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