Roman Polanski

La biografía definitiva del más controvertido de los cineastas. La tragedia y la polémica han marcado la vida de Roman Polanski. A principios de los 80, Polanski escribió unas memorias prematuras que ahora, treinta años después, ha decidido completar y matizar desde una perspectiva mucho más madura. Un libro nuevo en el que Polanski nos habla de la vida y de su vida, de los hechos que la han marcado y de las polémicas que lo han acorralado....

Fifteen years ago, Paulina Escobar had her life shattered when she was taken prisoner and tortured by a sadistic doctor. Now, through a chance encounter, she may have found the man responsible for her nightmares and tonight he's going to pay. But how far will she go to get even? And how can she be sure, after so many years, that she has found the right man?

Carol, who works in a beauty salon in London, is both repulsed and fascinated by men. She is unsure of how to handle their advances, which are numerous because she is gorgeous. Gripped by mental illness, she eventually imprisons herself in her apartment, where she suffers from sexual dreams. Her delirium leads to dire circumstances.

An unscupulous rarebook dealer is hired to locate the last remaining copies of The nine gates of the Shadow Kingdom, a demonic manuscript that can summon the devil.

Jake Gittes, a private eye, uncovers a web of personal and political scandals while he is hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra marital affair.