Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.
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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Earnest, grave, classical in form and overwhelming.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Adrien BrodyWładysław 'Władek' Szpilman
- Thomas KretschmannCaptain Wilm Hosenfeld
- Frank FinlayFather
- Maureen LipmanMother
- Emilia FoxDorota
- Ed StoppardHenryk Szpilman
- Julia RaynerRegina Szpilman
- Jessica Kate MeyerHalina Szpilman
- Michał ŻebrowskiJurek
- Wanja MuesSS Slapping Father
Crew
- Roman PolanskiDirector
- Ronald HarwoodScreenplay
- Paweł EdelmanDirector of Photography
- Wojciech KilarOriginal Music Composer
- Hervé de LuzeEditor
- Roman PolanskiProducer
- Alain SardeProducer
- Robert BenmussaProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
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West of Memphis 201278% alikeBoth earnest, grave, classical in form.
Chernobyl 201976% alikeSeries · Both earnest, grave, overwhelming.
The Book of Negroes 201572% alikeSeries · Both earnest, grave, classical in form.
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