The Pianist (2002)
October 12, 2022 7:56 AM - Subscribe
In this adaptation of the autobiography The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945, Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody), a Polish Jewish radio station pianist, sees Warsaw change gradually as World War II begins. Szpilman is forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, but is later separated from his family during Operation Reinhard. From this time until the concentration camp prisoners are released, Szpilman hides in various locations among the ruins of Warsaw.
Directed by Roman Polanski.
95% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
Currently available for digital rental in the United States on multiple outlets. Justwatch listing.
Today, I'm going to post a bunch of movies that have merit and are worth discussing, but are, to one degree or another, problematic or were made by problematic people. I will be tagging them #problematicmovies
Directed by Roman Polanski.
95% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
Currently available for digital rental in the United States on multiple outlets. Justwatch listing.
Today, I'm going to post a bunch of movies that have merit and are worth discussing, but are, to one degree or another, problematic or were made by problematic people. I will be tagging them #problematicmovies
I liked this when I saw it, but then I learned about Roman Polanski's past and ... yecch. [sigh]
posted by johnofjack at 9:52 AM on October 16, 2022
posted by johnofjack at 9:52 AM on October 16, 2022
Picked this up from the library last week on the never ending quest to check off IMDB top 200 movies. Then I saw the director and his wikipedia... ick.
As for the film -- there's a long run of WW2 movies at the top I've been avoiding. Being based on a survivor's memoir, the plot doesn't really build to a coherent point. Yet we don't get any of Szpilman's internal monologue as commentary either. I feel like the ending suggests that classical music is a kind of civilizing force, as if Nazi's didn't have their own infatuation with Wagner, Beethoven and Bach.
posted by pwnguin at 10:21 PM on October 30, 2023
As for the film -- there's a long run of WW2 movies at the top I've been avoiding. Being based on a survivor's memoir, the plot doesn't really build to a coherent point. Yet we don't get any of Szpilman's internal monologue as commentary either. I feel like the ending suggests that classical music is a kind of civilizing force, as if Nazi's didn't have their own infatuation with Wagner, Beethoven and Bach.
posted by pwnguin at 10:21 PM on October 30, 2023
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posted by mochapickle at 7:55 PM on October 12, 2022