The Pianist (2002 film)

The Pianist is a 2002 war biographical drama film produced and directed by Roman Polanski, with a script by Ronald Harwood. It is based on the autobiography of Polish-Jewish pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman, a Holocaust survivor. The film won the Palme d’Or at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, and went into wide release that September. It was included in BBC’s 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century in 2016.

About The Pianist (2002 film) in brief

Summary The Pianist (2002 film)The Pianist is a 2002 war biographical drama film produced and directed by Roman Polanski, with a script by Ronald Harwood, and starring Adrien Brody. It is based on the autobiography of Polish-Jewish pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman, a Holocaust survivor. The film won the Palme d’Or at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, and went into wide release that September. At the 75th Academy Awards, the film won for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actor, and was nominated for four others, including Best Picture. It was included in BBC’s 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century in 2016. It also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film and BAFTA Awards for Best Direction in 2003, and seven French Césars,including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best actor for Brody, in 2004. The movie was a co-production of France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Poland, and was released in cinemas across the world on 25 May 2002, and on home release in the UK on 25 September 2002.

It has been hailed as one of the best films of the 20th century, along with The Godfather, The Matrix, and The Matrix Revolutions, among other works. The Pianists was released on Blu-ray and DVD on 25 June 2013. It will also be released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the United States on 26 June 2013, as well as on DVD in the U.S. and Canada on 27 July 2013, and in Germany on 28 July 2013. The DVD version of the film will be released in Australia on 27 September 2013, with the UK release on 28 September 2013. For more information on how to order a copy of the DVD, visit www.amazon.com/The-Pianist-The-Godfather-The Godfather-the-Godparents-The Pianists-The. Godfather The Godfather and The Godparents The The Godparents are available for pre-order now on Amazon.com for £10.99. The DVD version will be available in UK cinemas on 29 September 2013 for £9.99, and elsewhere on the same day.