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The Pianist (2002)
- Directed by Roman Polanski
- Based on the autobiographical memoir The Pianist by Władysław Szpilman and written for the screen by Ronald Harwood
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Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece... Art was his revenge!
The Pianist is a biographical music war-drama set during the WWII and follows Polish-Jewish classical musician Wladyslaw, a holocaust survivor, on his survival journey during the Nazi German invasion of Poland.
This is one of the most powerful, horrific, and realistic depictions of the WWII and the brutality of one of the darkest eras in human history, this is a story of survival, this is a story about humanity that exists in the midst of darkness.
Polish director Roman Polanski, who is a holocaust survivor himself - a survivor telling a story about a survivor, composes a symphony of pain and suffering that he, his family, and million other people had endured, and illustrates his artistic redemption.
Adrien Brody as Wladyslaw, whose eyes are our small window into the horror and destruction of the war, pulls off one of the finest and most electrifying performances in film.
The spectacular cinematography, the compelling story and acting, and the legendary music by Frédéric Chopin. This is heart-wrenching and heart-warming cinema of sight and sound.
The Pianist is a beautiful yet emotionally devastating cinematic masterpiece, a portrait of the human spirit.
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Available to watch on Google Play, Apple TV, and on Amazon Prime Video
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