Geimer, who bought a new dress and shoes at Saks just for the occasion, says that participating in the documentary was a strategic move. "Generally for me, it's just easier that if people want to talk to me, I talk to them," she says. "That way they don't sit out in front of my house and wait for me." Plus, she approves of the movie — "I didn't think somebody could make it that interesting" — and hopes it will quell some of the curiosity about what happened that night. "I'm glad [director Marina Zenovich] put the truth of the way it happened out there, because I don't want to have to tell people," she says. "It's nice that she went ahead and did it, so people can know the truth and I can just go, 'It's a great movie!'"

Coming to the premiere, likewise, was a way to try to get the press off her back. "I figure if I keep talking to people, maybe they'll get tired of me," she says. "That's one of my theories, that no one will want to talk to me anymore! Hasn't worked yet." The New York trip will be the final extent of her foray into fanciness, though. When Polanski sees the movie for the first time at Cannes, she says, "I'll be at my office working and with my kids, who, you know, treat me like a mom." Just as well, she says, "I never have [talked to him] since then. Ever." Has she even watched one of his movies since then? "No. Not really," she says. "Not for any reason except I haven't. They're not really my thing. I'm more of a comedy-action girl. We're going to see Iron Man this week." —Jada Yuan

See Michel Gondry, Emmy Rossum, Dustin Hoffman, and more at our complete coverage of HBO's premiere of Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired.