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Connecting Roman Polanski and Phoebe Cates



Roman Polanski French and Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
"I wanted him probably more than he wanted me." Lewis never mentioned any sexual abuse, and she said that their relationship ended when Polanski introduced her to Warren Beatty, and she claimed that they soon began an affair.

Warren Beatty American actor, producer, screenwriter and director
The film was to star Jennifer Jason Leigh as Edie and Al Pacino as Andy Warhol but never materialized.

Jennifer Jason Leigh
The film was shot in 19 days on digital video, and costarred the pair's real-life Hollywood friends, including Kevin Kline, Phoebe Cates, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Beals, John C. Reilly, Parker Posey, and Leigh's sister Mina Badie.


Roman Polanski French and Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
The cast includes Ewan McGregor as the writer and Pierce Brosnan as former British Prime Minister Adam Lang.

Ewan McGregor Scottish actor
McGregor played Lumière (originally voiced by Jerry Orbach in the 1991 animated film) in the live-action adaptation of Disney's '' Beauty and the Beast'', directed by Bill Condon, with an ensemble cast featuring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens in leading roles, alongside Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Stanley Tucci, Ian McKellen, and Emma Thompson.

Kevin Kline American actor
Kline met actress Phoebe Cates in 1983.


Roman Polanski French and Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
According to Sandford, Polanski would use the memory of his mother, her dress and makeup style, as a physical model for Faye Dunaway's character in his film ''Chinatown'' (1974).{{rp|13}}
It was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, including those for actors Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway.

Faye Dunaway
In 1988, she appeared in the period drama '' The Gamble'' but felt that the best part of this experience turned out to be meeting her co-star Matthew Modine.{{sfnb|Dunaway|1995|p=368}} The following year, she produced and starred in an adaptation for television of Olive Ann Burns' historical novel '' Cold Sassy Tree''.

Matthew Modine American actor and filmmaker (born 1959)
Also that year, he co-starred in the sex comedy '' Private School'', with Phoebe Cates and Betsy Russell.


Roman Polanski French and Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
The film is based on a novel by British writer Robert Harris.
The film is written by Robert Harris, who is working with Polanski for the third time. It co-stars Louis Garrel as Dreyfus, Mathieu Amalric, Olivier Gourmet and Polanski's wife Emmanuelle Seigner.

Robert Harris (novelist) English novelist
Media reports suggested Polanski wanted Orlando Bloom and Scarlett Johansson to play the two leads.

Orlando Bloom
He subsequently played the lead roles in Ridley Scott's '' Kingdom of Heaven'' and Cameron Crowe's ''Elizabethtown'' (both 2005).
Involved in modelling work, in 2002 he starred opposite English actress Kate Beckinsale in a Gap television advertisement directed by Cameron Crowe.

Cameron Crowe American filmmaker
The reviews of ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' were positive, and the film ended up launching the careers of some previously unknown actors, including Jennifer Jason Leigh, Eric Stoltz, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Anthony Edwards, Nicolas Cage, Forest Whitaker, and Sean Penn.





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