The Pianist (2002 film)
The Pianist is a 2002 historical drama film coproduced and directed by Roman Polanski, scripted by Ronald Harwood, and starring Adrien Brody. It is based on the autobiographical book The Pianist, a World War II memoir by the PolishJewish pianist and composer Wadysaw Szpilman. The film was a coproduction between France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Poland.
In September 1939, Wadysaw Szpilman Adrien Brody, a PolishJewish pianist, is playing live on the radio in Warsaw when the station is bombed during Nazi Germanys invasion of Poland which caused the outbreak of World War II. Hoping for a quick victory, Szpilman celebrates with his posh family at home when learning that Britain and France have declared war on Germany. German troops soon enter Warsaw and the Nazi authorities implement measures to identify, isolate, financially ruin and reduce the Jewish population in Warsaw. Jews are ordered to provide their own identifying armbands with the Star of David.By November 1940, the Szpilman family and the 360,000 other Warsaw Jews are removed to the newly established Warsaw Ghetto. Conditions make life difficult with overcrowding, starvation, loss of social structure, and disrespect by the military guards. An emaciated dead adult can be seen on the street being comforted by a child and an elderly woman is assaulted over and robbed of the contents of her soup canteen. The Szpilmans witness from across the street of their housing the SS kill the inhabitants of another apartment during a roundup. ........
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