The Bottom Line
The Pianist eschews easy emotional connections and refuses to oversimplify, and I think it is one of the most powerful Holocaust films ever made.
Pros
- Powerful, fact-based Holocaust drama
- Excellent period feel (World War II Warsaw)
- Resolutely unsentimental
Cons
- Eschews easy emotional connections
- Has a few longueurs
- Somewhat depressing view of human condition
Description
- DVD containing English-language film The Pianist (2002)
- Movie is a Holocaust drama based on memoir by Wladyslaw Szpilman
- Won Oscars for Best Director (Roman Polanski), Best Actor (Adrien Brody), Best Adapted Screenplay
- Won Palme dOr at Cannes Film Festival
- DVD is two-sided with feature film on one side, extras on the other
- DVDs best extra is 39-minute feature A Story of Survival
- Excellent picture quality
- Excellent sound quality




