The '' All Eyes on Sharon Tate '' documentary was used to publicize the film . Its 14 minutes consisted of a number of scenes depicting Tate filming '' Eye of the Devil '' , dancing in nightclubs , and sightseeing around London , and also contained a brief interview with her . Asked about her acting ambitions , she replied , " I do n't fool myself . I ca n't see myself doing Shakespeare . " She spoke of her hopes of finding a niche in comedy , and in other interviews she expressed her desire to become " a light comedienne in the Carole Lombard style " . She discussed the type of contemporary actress she wanted to emulate and explained that there were two in particular that she was influenced by : Faye Dunaway and Catherine Deneuve . Of the latter , she said , " I 'd like to be an American Catherine Deneuve . She plays beautiful , sensitive , deep parts with a little bit of intelligence behind them . " Later in the year , '' Valley of the Dolls '' opened to almost uniformly negative reviews . Bosley Crowther wrote in '' The New York Times '' , " all a fairly respectful admirer of movies can do is laugh at it and turn away " . '' Newsweek '' said that the film " has no more sense of its own ludicrousness than a village idiot stumbling in manure " , but a later article read : " Astoundingly photogenic , infinitely curvaceous , Sharon Tate is one of the most smashing young things to hit Hollywood in a long time . " The three lead actresses were castigated in numerous publications , including '' The Saturday Review '' , which wrote , " Ten years ago ... Parkins , Duke , and Tate would more likely have been playing the hat check girls than movie-queens ; they are totally lacking in style , authority , or charm . " '' The Hollywood Reporter '' provided some positive comments , such as , " Sharon Tate emerges as the film 's most sympathetic character ... William H. Daniels ' photographic caress of her faultless face and enormous absorbent eyes is stunning . " Roger Ebert of the '' Chicago Sun-Times '' praised Tate as " a wonder to behold " , but after describing the dialogue in one scene as " the most offensive and appalling vulgarity ever thrown up by any civilization " , concluded that , " I will be unable to take her any more seriously as a sex symbol than Raquel Welch . " In late 1967 , Tate and Polanski returned to London and were frequent subjects of newspaper and magazine articles . Tate was depicted as being untraditional and modern , and was quoted as saying couples should live together before marrying . They were married in Chelsea , London , on January 20 , 1968 , with considerable publicity . Polanski was dressed in what the press described as " Edwardian finery " , while Tate was attired in a white minidress . The couple moved into Polanski 's mews house off Eaton Square in Belgravia , London . Photographer Peter Evans later described them as " the imperfect couple . They were the Douglas Fairbanks/Mary Pickford of our time ... Cool , nomadic , talented , and nicely shocking . " While Tate reportedly wanted a traditional marriage , Polanski remained somewhat promiscuous and described Tate 's attitude to his infidelity as " Sharon 's big hang-up " . He reminded Tate that she had promised that she would not try to change him . Tate accepted Polanski 's conditions , though she confided to friends that she hoped he would change . Peter Evans quoted Tate as saying , " We have a good arrangement . Roman lies to me and I pretend to believe him . " Polanski urged Tate to end her association with Martin Ransohoff , and Tate began to place less importance on her career until Polanski told her he wanted to be married to " a hippie , not a housewife . " The couple returned to Los Angeles and quickly became part of a social group that included some of the most successful young people in the film industry , including Warren Beatty , Jacqueline Bisset , Leslie Caron , Joan Collins , Mia Farrow , Jane Fonda , Peter Fonda , Laurence Harvey , Steve McQueen , Joanna Pettet and Peter Sellers ; older film stars like Yul Brynner , Kirk Douglas , Henry Fonda and Danny Kaye ; musicians such as Jim Morrison and The Mamas & the Papas ; and record producer Terry Melcher and his girlfriend , actress Candice Bergen . Jay Sebring remained one of the couple 's more frequent companions . Polanski 's circle of friends included people he had known since his youth in Poland such as Wojciech Frykowski and Frykowski 's girlfriend , coffee heiress Abigail Folger . Tate and Polanski moved into the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles for a few months until they arranged to lease Patty Duke 's home on Summit Ridge Drive in Beverly Hills during the latter part of 1968 . The Polanski house was often full of strangers , and Tate regarded the casual atmosphere as part of the " free spirit " of the times , saying that she did not mind who came into her home as her motto was " live and let live . " Her close friend Leslie Caron later commented that the Polanskis were too trusting — " to the point of recklessness " — and that she had been alarmed by it
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