At this late stage of his career, Roman Polanski hasn't allowed the legal troubles that have always dogged him to affect his work. In fact, I'd say he's at the top of his game right now, with two straight underrated flicks in The Ghost Writer and Carnage. Now for his next project he'll go back into the world of political scandal and intrigue, with the Dreyfus Affair drama, simply titled 'D'.
The Drefus affair was a situation which rocked France in the late 19th century. It involved Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish member of the French military, who was accused of allegedly giving secrets over to the Germans. Convicted and sent away to prison on Devil's Island in French Guinea, he was to serve at least five years in solitary confinement. However, evidence began to surface that another man may have committed the crime, and when Lt. Colonel Picquart, the head of military intelligence tried to report it, not only was the evidence suppressed but Picquart himself was charged he did not commit. Picquart ultimately resigned his post.
I remember researching this story years ago while looking for the origin of the French exclamation, "J'accuse"!("I accuse!") It's a remarkable period in history, and touches on a number of issues, including anti-Semitism. There have been a number of films on the subject already, with my favorite being Prisoner of Honor, starring Richard Dreyfuss and directed by Ken Russell.
Robert Harris, who also wrote The Ghost Writer, will pen the script with the plan to begin filming later this year. [Deadline]
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