Media stands in front of the chalet "Milky Way" of Oscar-winning film director Roman Polanski in the Swiss mountain resort of Gstaad December 6, 2009. Polanski was released by Swiss authorities into house arrest at his luxury Alpine chalet last Friday. A Swiss court last week approved the release of Polanski on bail of 4.5 million Swiss francs ($4.49 million) while the film director fights extradition to the United States over a 1970s child sex case. Polanski was arrested at the request of the United States when he arrived in Switzerland on September 26 to receive a lifetime achievement award at a film festival. [Xinhua/Reuters]