30 Dec The Pianist
The Pianist, WWII Movie starring Adrien Brody
(2002) This autobiography of the Polish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman was directed by none other than Roman Polanski. It was co-produced by Polanski, Gene Gutowski and two others. I recently “met” Mr. Gutowski on Twitter. At the age of 18 he was in Warsaw himself escaping from the Gestapo!
The Pianist relates the horrific fate of the Polish Jewish communities as Germany invades their country. I’ve watched it three times. It was filmed in Germany and Poland.
At one the point, a Captain of the German army saves the pianist’s life, and Wladyslaw survives the holocaust to perform again.
Of course, the music is wonderful.
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