Roman Polanski is one of the most important filmmakers of the 20th century. A Holocaust survivor, he studied at the famous Ló dź Film School in Poland. His first feature film, Knife in the Water, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His film Cul-de-Sac won him a Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, and the enormous success of Rosemary's Baby confirmed his position as one of the key directors of his generation.
