The Pianist (2 Disc)
Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.
Roman Polanski's remarkable, Oscar and Palme D'Or winning film The Pianist
tells the true story of Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody). Managing to survive
in the Krakow ghetto while the vast majority of the Jewish population have been
transported to concentration camps, Szpilman leads a lonely, dangerous existence
sheltering in abandoned houses. Directed by a film artist who lived through the
times it depicts, Polanski's matter of fact storytelling style makes this one
of the most haunting of Holocaust-themed films and it features an indelible
central performance by the Academy Award's choice of Best Actor in 2003,
Adrien Brody.
Best Picture BAFTA Winner 2002.
Special Features:
- Story of Survival – 39 Minute Documentary
- Photo Gallery
- International Posters
- Trailers
- Filmographies
Citic Reviews:
- " True story of a Jewish pianist; OK for older kids. " –
Nell Minow
- " The fact that the director never once caves into easy sentiment or
cheap hectoring is almost as amazing as the story itself. " –
Ian Freer
- " The loneliness, guilt and impotence on Brody's face is haunting. His
performance is extraordinary. " – Paul Byrnes