Mia and Roman
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Mia and Roman is a 1968 23-minute documentary film
which was shot during the making of Rosemary's Baby
. The title refers to Mia Farrow
and Roman Polanski
.
The film features footage of Roman Polanski directing the film's cast on set. It was directed by Shahrokh Hatami.
It was screened as a promo film at Hollywood's Lytton Center, and later included as a featurette
on the DVD of Rosemary's Baby.
It is described as a "trippy on-set featurette" and "an odd little bit of cheese".
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
which was shot during the making of Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby is a 1967 best-selling horror novel by Ira Levin, his second published book. Major elements of the story were inspired by the publicity surrounding the Church of Satan of Anton LaVey which had been founded in 1966.-Plot summary:...
. The title refers to Mia Farrow
Mia Farrow
Mia Farrow is an American actress, singer, humanitarian, and fashion model.Farrow first gained wide acclaim for her role as Allison Mackenzie in the soap opera Peyton Place, and for her subsequent short-lived marriage to Frank Sinatra...
and Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski is a French-Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, Britain, France and the USA, he is considered one of the few "truly international filmmakers."...
.
The film features footage of Roman Polanski directing the film's cast on set. It was directed by Shahrokh Hatami.
It was screened as a promo film at Hollywood's Lytton Center, and later included as a featurette
Featurette
Featurette is a term used in the American film industry to designate a film whose length is approximately three quarters of a reel, or about 20–44 minutes in running time - thus midway between a short subject and a feature film; thus it is a "small feature"...
on the DVD of Rosemary's Baby.
It is described as a "trippy on-set featurette" and "an odd little bit of cheese".