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An item in used but good condition. May have minor damage to jewellery case including scuffs or cracks, or to the item cover including scuffs, scratches, or cracks. The cover art and liner notes are included for a CD. VHS or DVD box is included. Video game instructions are included. No skipping on CD/DVD. No fuzzy/snowy frames on VHS tape. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Binding
DVD
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Publication Year
2003
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
DVD
IsTextBook
No
Language
English
UPC
0025192363122
EAN
0025192363122

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Product Information

Roman Polanski's THE PIANIST is based on the memoirs of the talented pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrian Brody), a Polish Jew, who miraculously survived World War II. The first half of the film transports viewers to 1939 Poland, and brings it to life clearly and believably. Szpilman is a tall, handsome, winsome man who is revered for his piano performances on public radio. He lives with his family--an intelligent, loving, and spirited bunch--in an upscale flat in central Warsaw. Bombings have begun to torment the citizens of Warsaw, and step by step, the Nazis infiltrate, the Jews are branded and set apart from their neighbors, imprisoned in a ghetto, and slowly exterminated. The story is told through Szpilman's eyes, and thus carries as much confusion and fear as disgust and torment. Polanski paints Warsaw in bleak shades of gray and black, expressing the helplessness of the Jewish people and the cruelty of the Nazis with captivating photography. In the second half of the film, which takes place in the early 1940s, Szpilman is alone, having managed to avoid the trains to the death camps. His struggle to survive, with some help from non-Jews but mostly his own will to thrive, takes place in long, silent, languid stretches filled with the imagined piano music that inspires Szpilman to live. In a climactic scene of immense beauty and spine-tingling tension, Szpilman must actually perform for a German soldier who is inexplicably patrolling the near-deserted and utterly dilapidated Warsaw ghetto. THE PIANIST, in the subtlety of its sublime and heartbreaking tale, is carried by the intensely moving performance of Brody, whose transformation is truly unforgettable.

Product Identifiers

UPC
0025192363122
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3423476

Product Key Features

Actor
Thomas Kretschmann, Adrien Brody, Emilia Fox, Frank Finlay
Rating
R
Edition
Full Screen
Director
Roman Polanski
Format
DVD
Release Year
2003
Genre
Drama

Additional Product Features

Region Code
Region 1
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
Display Format
Full Frame
Leading Role
Thomas Kretschmann, Adrien Brody, Emilia Fox, Frank Finlay
Release Date
20030527
Film Country
USA

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  • Top favourable review

    A true account of one man's survival of the Holocaust.

    I had to hesitate before answering the question "is it entertaining". This is a true story about one Warsaw Jew, Wladyslaw Szpilman, a brilliant pianist and composer, and his survival of the German occupation and the Holocaust. He was the only survivor in his family and this story of that survival is hard to watch but is a part of history that we can never forget.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: second.sale

  • history recalled

    when people say the Holocoste was made up they should see this film. .Tho it doesn't show it the anti antisemitisim was very prevalent even before the Natzis invaded Poland.and this picture to a small dgre shows the true happenings at that time and after the invasion.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: tigerted2007

  • Grab your kleenex and enjoy this great movie!!!

    This movie is an excellent one. It is a tear - jerker. It will pull on your heartstrings and draw you into its story. This movie is inspiring and the main character epitomizes perseverance!!!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: decluttr_store

  • Exquisite Piano Playing In WW II Poland

    This moving story about WW II includes exquisite Chopin music piano playing. Well worth repeated viewing, this DVD is meaningful and based on true events. Fully recommended.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: roundaboutbooks

  • An Historic Story

    You follow 'The Pianist' through the initial bombings til the war ends. What occurred in Warsaw during that time I don't think could really ever be understood but by those who were there. This story tries to relate the horror but hope as well.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: decluttr_store