Oh. Didn’t know all that about him. I hear the drugged and molested 13-year-old in hot tub, and just stop there. No interest in seeing any of his movies, ever. Although I did see Rosemary’s Baby when I was eight and understood nothing. My father and I had a week of quality time alone, and he took me to see his kind of movies. So long as I had some popcorn, candy and coke I was good.
Oh, he’s unquestionably in the top tier of filmmakers of the past century. “Chinatown” is probably my personal favorite of his works. “Frantic” is another.
For some, it’s difficult to separate the person from their works. I’ve found it harder to watch anything now with Robert DeNiro, since his utter derangement and vile hatred directed at our President is Satanic. I can still watch Woody Allen films, even knowing he’s far from a moral paragon.