Film2002150 min

The Pianist

Name: The Pianist
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2002
Duration: 150 min
Cast: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox

Taste attributes: dramawarbiographyhistoricalmusic/danceslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphs

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"Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece."

Boxlist takeA grounded, heavy war film: moving and slow-burning. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: very slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
Style & visuals: Gritty, where this profile leans balanced style & visuals

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Synopsis

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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