# Has anyone seen the new Oliver Twist movie, directed by Roman Polanski? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 27, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-the-new-oliver-twist-movie-directed-by-roman-polanski/323695 "2005-09-27T16:43:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-the-new-oliver-twist-movie-directed-by-roman-polanski/323695/1 "2005-09-27T16:43:32Z")
I have tickets to an advance screening down in Albany, and I am wondering if anyone has seen it yet. (I can’t tell if it’s officially released - it’s possible it’s just an advance screening for this theatre.) What do you guys think? Is it worth it? It is free, but it’s\* Oliver Twist \* - has to be done well or not at all. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-the-new-oliver-twist-movie-directed-by-roman-polanski/323695/2 "2005-09-27T16:53:50Z")
I haven’t seen it, but I’m very interested in hearing about it. I love Roman Polanski’s directing, and OT is a favorite story of mine. Who plays Fagin in this version? That’s a plum role for a good character actor. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-the-new-oliver-twist-movie-directed-by-roman-polanski/323695/3 "2005-09-27T16:57:49Z")
> [@teela brown](#): > > I haven’t seen it, but I’m very interested in hearing about it. I love Roman Polanski’s directing, and OT is a favorite story of mine. Who plays Fagin in this version? That’s a plum role for a good character actor. Ben Kingsley. **Entertainment Weekly** has an interview with Polanski in this week’s issue – apparently it’s a rather, um, Polanksiesque version – not rosy-cheeked cherubs. Sounds interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-the-new-oliver-twist-movie-directed-by-roman-polanski/323695/4 "2005-09-27T17:03:59Z")
The movie is open in NY/LA and is going wide next Friday. I havn’t seen it and I don’t particularry like Roman’s directing. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-the-new-oliver-twist-movie-directed-by-roman-polanski/323695/5 "2005-09-27T17:08:57Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > **Entertainment Weekly** has an interview with Polanski in this week’s issue – apparently it’s a rather, um, Polanksiesque version – not rosy-cheeked cherubs. Fagin drugs and rapes a 13 year old? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-the-new-oliver-twist-movie-directed-by-roman-polanski/323695/6 "2005-09-27T23:56:30Z")
I’ve only seen a very few, brief snippets in trailers; these bits look strikingly like the 1968 version, just sans the cheery musical numbers. There must be more to it than that, but (especially the scene where Oliver is fingered for shoplifting) I truly thought I was being shown scenes from the other movie. ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-the-new-oliver-twist-movie-directed-by-roman-polanski/323695/7 "2005-09-28T00:09:51Z")
Does Polanski drug and rape Oliver Twist in this film? ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-the-new-oliver-twist-movie-directed-by-roman-polanski/323695/8 "2005-09-28T00:13:07Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Fagin drugs and rapes a 13 year old? And you beat me to it. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-the-new-oliver-twist-movie-directed-by-roman-polanski/323695/9 "2005-09-28T01:22:16Z")
So, any drugging; raping? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-the-new-oliver-twist-movie-directed-by-roman-polanski/323695/10 "2005-09-28T01:41:52Z")
> [@VCO3](#): > > And you beat me to it. Eh, only by seven hours. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-the-new-oliver-twist-movie-directed-by-roman-polanski/323695/11 "2005-09-28T02:17:22Z")
I thought _The Pianist_ was amazing, so I’m going to make the effort to see this.