The Pianist
starring: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox
directed by: Roman Polanski
directed by: Roman Polanski
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Music was his passion survival was his masterpiece.Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca)Release Date: 01/17/2006Starring: Adrien BrodyRun time: 150 minutesRating: RDirector: Roman Polanski
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Winner of the prestigious Golden Palm award at the 2002 Cannes film festival, The Pianist is the film that Roman Polanski was born to direct. A childhood survivor of Nazi-occupied Poland, Polanski was uniquely suited to tell the story of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew and concert pianist (played by Adrien Brody) who witnessed the Nazi invasion of Warsaw, miraculously eluded the Nazi death camps, and survived throughout World War II by hiding among the ruins of the Warsaw ghetto. Unlike any previous dramatization of the Nazi holocaust, The Pianist steadfastly maintains its protagonist's singular point of view, allowing Polanski to create an intimate odyssey on an epic wartime scale, drawing a direct parallel between Szpilman's tenacious, primitive existence and the wholesale destruction of the city he refuses to abandon. Uncompromising in its physical and emotional authenticity, The Pianist strikes an ultimate note of hope and soulful purity. As with Schindler's List, it's one of the greatest films ever made about humanity's darkest chapter. --Jeff Shannon
Music was his passion survival was his masterpiece.Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca)Release Date: 01/17/2006Starring: Adrien BrodyRun time: 150 minutesRating: RDirector: Roman Polanski
Amazon.com:
Winner of the prestigious Golden Palm award at the 2002 Cannes film festival, The Pianist is the film that Roman Polanski was born to direct. A childhood survivor of Nazi-occupied Poland, Polanski was uniquely suited to tell the story of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew and concert pianist (played by Adrien Brody) who witnessed the Nazi invasion of Warsaw, miraculously eluded the Nazi death camps, and survived throughout World War II by hiding among the ruins of the Warsaw ghetto. Unlike any previous dramatization of the Nazi holocaust, The Pianist steadfastly maintains its protagonist's singular point of view, allowing Polanski to create an intimate odyssey on an epic wartime scale, drawing a direct parallel between Szpilman's tenacious, primitive existence and the wholesale destruction of the city he refuses to abandon. Uncompromising in its physical and emotional authenticity, The Pianist strikes an ultimate note of hope and soulful purity. As with Schindler's List, it's one of the greatest films ever made about humanity's darkest chapter. --Jeff Shannon
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- Memoirs of a Pianist
The film begins with an old film of a street in 1939 Warsaw. Next a man plays a piano for a radio program. Explosions interrupt his performance. At home his family packs clothes (September 3, 1939). German troops march into town. How to hide their money? Oppressive regulations follow. All Jews must move into a district of Warsaw. Goods are sold cheap. A wall restricts access. Misery follows, the film shows the hardships. A man tests coins by bouncing them on marble (silver rings true). Underground ... Read More
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- Never received item.
I would not recommend buying from a private source through Amazon as I did with this used DVD.It never showed up.
Rating: - D Hughes
What a wonderful movie! Beautifully done, cast, crew, locations, story. The director, Roman Polanski though his own personal experiance,really captured Wladyslaw Szpilmans'story of survival and the hope his music gave him to keep going. Adrien Brody gave a preformace of a life time, never once did he seem like an actor playing a part, he was Szpilman.
A truely inspritional film for all humanity. The special features of Polanski talking about his own family experiance though WWII is also an inspiration. ... Read More
Rating: - Should be required viewing in school
I knew what to expect from this movie since my favorite past time is reading about anything to do with WWII.With that in mind, I found my self completely taken in by this movie.It shows the worst of humanity and the best all in one movie.From survival at any cost to the reaching out of an enemy to help the hunted survive, it truly provokes thoughts and desires to be a better person.Once again, I came away with the notion that my problems are minuscule compared to what some people had to endure in their ... Read More
Rating: - DVD HD (High Definition)
Please be aware that when you sell a CD that the customer should be able to use it. I dont know anybody who has a player which can process a DVD HD. My understanding is that the "Blue Ray" is the next generation of DVD and not HD DVD which was not accepted as a standard. In my case I returnedthe first DVD as it would not play. I received a second DVD with the same result. I threw it in a corner and forgot about it.The Pianist [HD DVD]
- Memoirs of a PianistThe film begins with an old film of a street in 1939 Warsaw. Next a man plays a piano for a radio program. Explosions interrupt his performance. At home his family packs clothes (September 3, 1939). German troops march into town. How to hide their money? Oppressive regulations follow. All Jews must move into a district of Warsaw. Goods are sold cheap. A wall restricts access. Misery follows, the film shows the hardships. A man tests coins by bouncing them on marble (silver rings true). Underground ... Read More
- Never received item.I would not recommend buying from a private source through Amazon as I did with this used DVD.It never showed up.
- D HughesWhat a wonderful movie! Beautifully done, cast, crew, locations, story. The director, Roman Polanski though his own personal experiance,really captured Wladyslaw Szpilmans'story of survival and the hope his music gave him to keep going. Adrien Brody gave a preformace of a life time, never once did he seem like an actor playing a part, he was Szpilman.
A truely inspritional film for all humanity. The special features of Polanski talking about his own family experiance though WWII is also an inspiration. ... Read More
- Should be required viewing in schoolI knew what to expect from this movie since my favorite past time is reading about anything to do with WWII.With that in mind, I found my self completely taken in by this movie.It shows the worst of humanity and the best all in one movie.From survival at any cost to the reaching out of an enemy to help the hunted survive, it truly provokes thoughts and desires to be a better person.Once again, I came away with the notion that my problems are minuscule compared to what some people had to endure in their ... Read More
- DVD HD (High Definition)Please be aware that when you sell a CD that the customer should be able to use it. I dont know anybody who has a player which can process a DVD HD. My understanding is that the "Blue Ray" is the next generation of DVD and not HD DVD which was not accepted as a standard. In my case I returnedthe first DVD as it would not play. I received a second DVD with the same result. I threw it in a corner and forgot about it.The Pianist [HD DVD]
