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The Pianist
“Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.”
8.4/ 1020022h 30mEnglish
DramaWar
Directed by Roman Polanski
Movie Info
- Director
- Release Date
- Sep 17, 2002
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Language
- English
- Status
- Released
- Genre
- Drama, War
Budget
$35M
Revenue
$120M
Synopsis
In September 1939, celebrated Polish-Jewish pianist Władysław Szpilman (Adrien Brody) is playing Chopin for the Warsaw Radio when the station is bombed during the Nazi invasion of Poland. His life is irrevocably altered as he and his family are forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, where they endure starvation, humiliation, and the constant threat of death. Szpilman works as a pianist in a cafe to survive. In 1942, as his family is being loaded onto trains bound for the Treblinka extermination camp, he is pulled from the crowd at the last moment by a friend. He never sees his family again. Szpilman spends the next years hiding in the ruins of Warsaw, moving from one abandoned apartment to another, witnessing the city's destruction and the uprising's brutal suppression. In the final days of the war, hiding in an attic, he is discovered by a German officer, Captain Wilm Hosenfeld (Thomas Kretschmann). Upon learning Szpilman is a pianist, Hosenfeld is moved by his playing and decides to help him, bringing him food and a coat. Szpilman survives the war and returns to his life as a concert pianist .
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Editor's Review
Drawing from his own childhood traumas , Roman Polanski's 'The Pianist' stands as one of the most powerful and unflinching Holocaust dramas ever made. What is the last thing that holds a person's identity together when they have lost everything? In an Oscar-winning performance, Adrien Brody's Szpilman uses his hands not only to play the piano but as tools for his very survival. Polanski's detached and unsentimental direction aims not to shock the viewer but to place them behind Szpilman's eyes. The silent cry of a lone man walking through the devastated streets of Warsaw conveys both the healing power of music and the fragility of the human spirit. The unforgettable Chopin scene in the film's second half reveals how even in the midst of war, a spark of humanity can still flicker. If you are looking for a masterpiece that portrays the effects of war and genocide on an individual with raw, poetic, and understated honesty, 'The Pianist' is for you.
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