Réalisation:
Roman PolańskiScénario:
Ronald HarwoodPhotographie:
Pawel EdelmanMusique:
Wojciech KilarActeurs·trices:
Adrien Brody, Emilia Fox, Michał Żebrowski, Ed Stoppard, Maureen Lipman, Frank Finlay, Jessica Kate Meyer, Wanja Mues, Richard Ridings (plus)VOD (4)
Résumés(1)
Durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Wladyslaw Szpilman, un célèbre pianiste juif polonais, échappe à la déportation mais se retrouve parqué dans le ghetto de Varsovie dont il partage les souffrances, les humiliations et les luttes héroïques. Il parvient à s'en échapper et se réfugie dans les ruines de la capitale. Un officier allemand, qui apprécie sa musique, l'aide et lui permet de survivre. (BAC Films)
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Critiques (10)
In The Pianist, it's evident that the film was directed by someone who personally experienced the horrors of war and the Holocaust. It's an exceptionally strong and authentic portrayal of the fate of Jews during World War II. Unlike Spielberg's acclaimed Schindler's List, it's not polished and calculated, which reflects in slightly lower ratings. Unlike Spielberg, Polanski opts for the form of an intimate drama of a single man, yet it's an exceptional, poignant, and brilliantly acted film. Overall impression: 100%.
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If Roman Polanski hadn't indulged in almost autobiographical self-indulgence, this could have been a great film. But instead of focusing on the very strong story of the main character, the director inserted his own emotions and memories into his film, which don't have as much power, although there was a lot of potential. Adrien Brody scores in astronomical numbers, but even that is not enough this time.
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Another film that shows us, unaware viewers, that Jews had it very hard during WWII… Downplaying this topic is the last thing I want to do, but I really don’t need to see the hundredth film about the one and the same thing. The shallow parade of suffering by secondary characters, who show up, die or cry, only to be completely forgotten later by the script, can’t arouse any emotions in me. What’s a lot more impressive, though, is the almost post-apocalyptic survival storyline later in the film (if the entire film had that sharpness and atmosphere, it would be great!), but the events that follow it are very hard to believe. It’s very clear to me why The Pianist has received mostly positive responses (an untouchable premise and emotional blackmail can do a lot), but other than the fantastic performances, I don’t see anything I haven’t already seen elsewhere, and better…
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I don't want to be too pathetic, but more films like this! So that people won’t forget the horrors that were committed, the horrors that the human race is capable of committing against itself, so that something like that doesn't happen again. And Adrien Brody, he blew me away! I completely lived his role with him, he was absolutely riveting and I'm so glad he got the Oscar. Just like Polanski, whose family was murdered by the Nazis and he knew very well what he was talking about – something clearly evident in this beautiful, haunting work.
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