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The Pianist (2002) 8.5
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8.5/10 from 272,760 users
Metascore: 85/100
Reviews: 701 user | 187 critic | 40 from Metacritic.com A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II. Director:Roman Polanski |
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Cast
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Man Waiting to Cross
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Lucy Skeaping | ... |
Street Musician
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Roddy Skeaping | ... |
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A brilliant pianist, a Polish Jew, witnesses the restrictions Nazis place on Jews in the Polish capital, from restricted access to the building of the Warsaw ghetto. As his family is rounded up to be shipped off to the Nazi labor camps, he escapes deportation and eludes capture by living in the ruins of Warsaw. Written by Anonymous
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Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence and brief strong language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
28 March 2003 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El pianista See more »Box Office
Budget:
$35,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$115,690 (Hong Kong) (21 March 2003)Gross:
$32,519,322 (USA) (30 May 2003)Company Credits
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Runtime:
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Dorota: [running from bombing] Mr. Szpilman?
Wladyslaw Szpilman: Hello.
Dorota: Oh, I came specially to meet you. I love your playing.
Wladyslaw Szpilman: Who are you?
Dorota: My name is Dorota. I, I'm Jurek's sister... You're bleeding.
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(1835-6)
Written by Frédéric Chopin (as Fryderyk Chopin)
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Trivia
"Szpilman" is the Polish phonetic spelling of the German word/name "Spielmann", meaning bandsman or minstrel, hence Hosenfeld's remark that it is a "good name for a pianist." See more »Goofs
There is a scene in which Wladyslaw Szpilman is walking in formation along the street with a group of Jewish workmen. A German officer selects various men and then executes them one by one by shooting them in the head. As the last man is shot. The hollow sound of a spent shell casing striking the ground is heard. Instead of an empty shell, a complete cartridge with the bullet is shown falling to the ground. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Dorota: [running from bombing] Mr. Szpilman?
Wladyslaw Szpilman: Hello.
Dorota: Oh, I came specially to meet you. I love your playing.
Wladyslaw Szpilman: Who are you?
Dorota: My name is Dorota. I, I'm Jurek's sister... You're bleeding.
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Crazy Credits
Aside from the Universal and Focus Features credits, there are no opening credits. All credits, including the title, appear at the end of the film. See more »Soundtracks
"Ballad No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23"(1835-6)
Written by Frédéric Chopin (as Fryderyk Chopin)
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last weekend, I saw Roman Polanski's The Pianist and what a movie. The grizzly reality feeling of the movie shell-shocked me in the first place but later on I recognized the pure feeling of the film: The horror what war does with innocent people truly is. the main story isn't about a war hero, but about people who don't want to die in this madness. Every aspect of the film is really done for an reason and in his place and you don't feel this as entertainment.
the music is what hit me the most. the classical tunes had such an enormous impact on me and portrayed the feelings of the main role of the pianist. The fact that there are no hero's in a war movie is for me more than a welcome benefit. No war in the world should have hero's who can't die. Everybody in this movie can die, every second of it. The scary moments are real scary.
bottom line: ten times as realistic as the also brilliant Schindler's list. and twenty times better than Saving private Ryan for the lack of hero's and there is no patriotism at all.
ten out of ten, best movie of 2002