List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Polanski before and after The Pianist Part I: Production and Reception of Polanski's Films after The Pianist Chapter 1. Polanski on Trial: The Changing Discourse around Polanski's Private and Professional Life Chapter 2. The Conductor: Polanski's Production Methods Chapter 3. The Craft Not the Method: Polanski's Work with Actors Part II: Worldbuilding Chapter 4. From Gentrification to Mediatisation: The Phantasms in Polanski's Cinema Chapter 5. Peeling the (Sonic) Onion: Sonic Layers of Reality in Polanski's Cinema Part III: Exploring Material Reality Chapter 6. Work to Live: Work and Social Class in Polanski's Films Chapter 7. At Home and in the World: Interior and Exterior in Polanski's Films Conclusions: Polanski and the Zeitgeist Appendix: Filmography Index.