2002 Directed by Roman Polanski
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.
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Wladek Szpilman was not a hero.
He's just a pianist.
When the Germans invaded his country. He hid. He had to hide.
He's just a pianist.
They were trying to kill him. He did not understand why. He did nothing wrong.
He's just a pianist.
He watched as everyone around him got murdered. What could he do? He couldn't fight.
He's just a pianist.
Wladek knew he had to survive. He looked for food. He looked for shelter. He begged for help. He wept alone. Wladek Spzilman was not a hero.
He's just a pianist.
What do you call a Jew behind a piano?
No?
A pianist you racist bastard.
Adrian Brody should have this on constant repeat to remind him how astonishing an actor he can be.
Stunning music, sober direction, a devastatingly human protagonist all make for a gripping and draining war time drama.
There's this scene in which he imagines to play the piano with his fingers 3 centimetres over the keyboard that just goes beyond perfection. And that's all I can say at the moment, since this movie really fucked me up
That was painful to watch.
Don’t get me wrong I liked it , but this is mental torture.
I find it very hard to believe in both God and the Holocaust.
edit: my honest (if reductive) comment fueled by a deep spiritual crisis is being labeled as reddit atheism lol
first off, FUCK YOU POLANSKI!
second, adrien brody, up to this day, holds the record for being the youngest actor to win the coveted Best Actor Oscar award and may i just say he's really worthy of it. that scene where Szpilman played the "Ballade in G minor", one of the most beautiful and moving scenes i've ever heard and seen in a film.
lastly, again, FUCK YOU POLANSKI!
Helmed by a Holocaust survivor himself yet offering an impartial take on the disturbing subject matter, The Pianist is the most personal film that its filmmaker has made in his decades-spanning career. Crafted with meticulous care n attention & narrated with precision eye, the film also happens to feature one of contemporary cinema's finest performances.
Based on the memoir of the same name and set in Warsaw during the Second World War, the story follows Władysław Szpilman, a Polish-Jewish musician who after avoiding deportation to Nazi labour camps attempts to elude capture by living in the ruins of his city. The plot details his miraculous survival against all odds that never wouldn't have happened without the kindness of few pure-hearted souls…
Definitely one of the best holocaust movies out there. Adrien Brody’s nuanced and gaunt performance left me speechless and still makes me feel that way. The impressive set design and passionately-acted extras show that The Pianist isn’t hesitant to bring up the brutal sufferings of innocent lives. Yet, it does this in a powerful and purposeful way, and not for the sake of a cheap thrill for the audience.
Władysław Szpilman was not a hero nor a fighter, but a survivor. Only luck could have saved him, and conveying this truth is what makes the film feel believable and realistic. Although it may take a toll on your spirit, it’s worth the sacrifice. This true story of the talented Polish pianist is emotionally-draining, heartbreaking, but best of all, inspiring.
Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
Metacritic Metascore: 85
IMDB: 8.5
96/100
Release Date: 28 March 2003
Distributor: Focus Features
Budget: $35,000,000
Worldwide Gross: $120,000,000
OSCAR Wins: 3
OSCAR Nominations: 7
Total Film Awards: 54
Captain Wilm Hosenfeld: "Thank God, not me. He wants us to survive. Well, that's what we have to believe."
SYNOPSIS: A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.
- Source: IMDb
The one thing that I cherish about cinema more than anything else is that you just never know when you will come across a piece of film that takes your breath away and reminds you why you love the movies in the first place.
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