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The Pianist

Turkish title: Piyanist

“Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.”

2002 · 2 h 30 min
Directed by Roman Polanski
BiographyDramaMusical

Cast

Adrien Brody

Credits

Written by: Ronald Harwood

Plot

A Polish Jewish pianist survives the Warsaw ghetto.

Sinekatalog’s take

Polanski, a Holocaust survivor himself, tells Władysław Szpilman's story of hiding in ruined Warsaw. Adrien Brody's performance and the film's cool, observational eye make it hard to watch and hard to forget.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.5 / 10 (1,028,317 votes)
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