The Pianist
The Pianist
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
Nick B reviewed5d ago
The accelerating descent into the Holocaust from the Polish perspective is witnessed in excruciating detail from the perspective of a Jewish pianist. A poignant period piece that should be mandatory viewing in every World War II history course and a powerful warning from our past to be carried into the collective human future.