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| Roman Polanski returns to Zurich for lifetime award | Roman Polanski returns to Zurich for lifetime award |
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| Director Roman Polanski has received a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival, two years after his arrest in the city on sex charges. | Director Roman Polanski has received a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival, two years after his arrest in the city on sex charges. |
| Polanski received a standing ovation before telling the audience: "What can I say? Better late than never." | Polanski received a standing ovation before telling the audience: "What can I say? Better late than never." |
| He was on his way to receive the award in 2009 when Swiss police arrested him over a 1977 US conviction for unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl. | |
| He spent months in prison and house arrest but avoided extradition. | He spent months in prison and house arrest but avoided extradition. |
| The 78-year-old Polish-French director, whose work includes Rosemary's Baby and Tess, is now able to travel unhindered to Switzerland. | The 78-year-old Polish-French director, whose work includes Rosemary's Baby and Tess, is now able to travel unhindered to Switzerland. |
| "It's a strange anniversary for me, two years, day for day," he said after receiving the award. | "It's a strange anniversary for me, two years, day for day," he said after receiving the award. |
| "Certain parts of it I'd rather forget, but I'm happy to be here. It is a very moving moment for me so do not expect any speeches." | "Certain parts of it I'd rather forget, but I'm happy to be here. It is a very moving moment for me so do not expect any speeches." |
| He thanked those who had supported him during "these difficult months". | He thanked those who had supported him during "these difficult months". |
| "I would in particular like to thank the prison staff who tried to make my stay as bearable as possible, including the head of the prison of Zurich," he said. | "I would in particular like to thank the prison staff who tried to make my stay as bearable as possible, including the head of the prison of Zurich," he said. |
| He added: "I love coming to Switzerland, I have been coming for years, and I'm happy to be here." | He added: "I love coming to Switzerland, I have been coming for years, and I'm happy to be here." |
| International warrant | International warrant |
| In 2009, Polanski had travelled from his home in France to Zurich but was detained at the airport on an international warrant. | In 2009, Polanski had travelled from his home in France to Zurich but was detained at the airport on an international warrant. |
| Switzerland eventually refused the US request. | Switzerland eventually refused the US request. |
| Polanski was originally charged with six offences including rape and sodomy over the 1977 case. | Polanski was originally charged with six offences including rape and sodomy over the 1977 case. |
| In 1978 he pleaded guilty to unlawful sex following a plea bargain and served 42 days in a US prison. | In 1978 he pleaded guilty to unlawful sex following a plea bargain and served 42 days in a US prison. |
| The film-maker fled from the US after hearing rumours that the judge was about to re-sentence him for a much longer term. | The film-maker fled from the US after hearing rumours that the judge was about to re-sentence him for a much longer term. |
| He has never returned and did not collect his best director Oscar for The Pianist at the 2003 Academy Awards. | He has never returned and did not collect his best director Oscar for The Pianist at the 2003 Academy Awards. |
| Polanski's appearance preceded a screening of a new documentary in which he publicly apologises to Samantha Geimer, the woman he sexually assaulted 33 years ago. | Polanski's appearance preceded a screening of a new documentary in which he publicly apologises to Samantha Geimer, the woman he sexually assaulted 33 years ago. |
| "She is a double victim - my victim and a victim of the press," the director is seen saying in Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir, shot while he was under house arrest in Switzerland two years ago. | "She is a double victim - my victim and a victim of the press," the director is seen saying in Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir, shot while he was under house arrest in Switzerland two years ago. |