Polanski Begins House Arrest – in Swiss Chalet

AP: oman Polanski’s life took a dramatic turn for the better Friday as he traded a Swiss jail for house arrest surrounded by family in his luxury Alpine chalet.

It’s not clear how long this splendid captivity will last–the threat of extradition to the United States and a possible prison term there still hang over the 76-year-old director.



But surely there are worse fates than being stuck in the tony resort of Gstaad, gazing up at the snow-covered Swiss Alps with your wife and two children by your side–especially after two months in a Swiss jail.