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DVD FICTION PIANIST
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DVD FICTION PIANIST
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DVD FICTION PIANIST
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DVD FICTION PIANIST
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Desert Sage Library
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DVD FICTION PIANIST
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Checked Out
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DVD FICTION PIANIST
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Palo Verde Library
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Saguaro Library
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DVD FICTION PIANIST
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DVD FICTION PIANIST
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On Shelf
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Summary:
Based on the memoirs of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew, who was a brilliant pianist. He watched as his family was shipped off to Nazi labor camps. He managed to escape and lived for years in the ruins of Warsaw, hiding from the Nazis.
Notes:
MPAA rating: R, for violence and brief strong language.
"A France-Poland-Germany-United Kingdom coproduction."
Based on the book Śmierć miasta by Wladyslaw Szpilman.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002.
Special features: "A story of survival" featurette which includes insight into the making of the film, Roman Polanski's own story of survival during WWII, behind-the-scenes interviews with Oscar winners Roman Polanski, Adrien Brody and Ronald Harwood, clips of Władysław Szpilman playing the piano.
Director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; editor, Herve de Luze ; music, Wojciech Kilar ; costume designer, Anna Sheppard.
Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard.
Piano solos performed by Janusz Olenjniczak ; music performed by the Warsaw Philharmonic National Orchestra of Poland, conducted by Tadeusz Strugala.
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.
English or French soundtracks; optional English SDH, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Academy Awards for Best Actor (Adrien Brody), Best Director (Roman Polanski), and Best Screenplay (Ronald Harwood) for 2002. Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival, 2002.
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| Consensus: Well-acted and dramatically moving, The Pianist is Polanski's best work in years. |
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