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The Pianist (2002)
Directed by Roman Polanski
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Overview
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman’s experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
Rated R | Length 150 minutes
Actors
Adrien Brody | Thomas Kretschmann | Frank Finlay | Maureen Lipman | Emilia Fox | Ed Stoppard | Julia Rayner | Jessica Kate Meyer | Michal Zebrowski | Wanja Mues | Richard Ridings | Nomi Sharron | Anthony Milner | Lucy Skeaping | Roddy Skeaping | Ben Harlan | Thomas Lawinky | Joachim Paul Assböck | Roy Smiles | Paul Bradley | Daniel Caltagirone | Andrzej Blumenfeld | Zbigniew Zamachowski | Detlev von Wangenheim | Popeck | Zofia Czerwińska | Udo Kroschwald | Uwe Rathsam | Joanna Brodzik | Katarzyna Bargiełowska | Maja Ostaszewska | John Bennett | Cyril Shaps | Wojciech Smolarz | Lech Mackiewicz | Ruth Platt | Peter Rappenglück | Ronan Vibert | Krzysztof Pieczyński | Katarzyna Figura | Valentine Pelka | Andrew Tiernan | Tom Strauss | Cezary Kosiński | Paweł Burczyk | Nina Franoszek | John Keogh | Rafał Mohr | Andrzej Pieczynski | Morgane Polanski | Grzegorz Artman | Adam Bauman | Andrzej Szenajch | Zbigniew Dziduch | Marian Dziędziel | Jerzy Góralczyk | Jarosław Kopaczewski | Patrick Lanagan | Dorota Liliental | Norbert Rakowski | Piotr Siejka | Tomasz Tyndyk | Andrzej Walden | Zbigniew Walerys | Maciej Winkler | Tadeusz Wojtych | Andrzej Zieliński | Paweł Małaszyński | Axel Prahl | Borys Szyc | Rafał Dajbor | Adrian Hood | Ryszard Kluge | Maciej Kowalewski | Pawel Zdun | Jacek Wolszczak | Malgorzata Trybalska | Dawid Szurmiej | Izabella Szolc
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/08/2013 | TV | DVD | Library | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Another long standing blindspot for obvious reasons. Trying to tackle both my unseen IMDb 250 and Flickchart. Yes, this is a good movie and also total Oscar bait. Brody is good but Oscar worthy? Sure, even though he really doesn’t do much more than emote. I guess people really love movies based on true stories about the Holocaust.
I won’t deny that this is a well-made, well-acted film but not one I’d revisit. What’s weird that even with the horrendous depictions of brutality and murder this still feels a little too mainstream for Polanski. Almost like Polanski doing Spielberg.
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