PIANIST SINGLE SIDED VER DVD

Only a GREAT movie can be watched several times. We have everything to gain from this movie, along with HUMILITY!! Adrien Brody is phenomenal playing his character, so much so, I was loss between his acting and reality. STUNNED would be the words.This film brings home the horror of war, racism and discrimination brought by those whom humanity should never forget, rather be reminded how askew the human can become beastly and others follow all to easily.Do watch, every moment is a lifetime for those killed!! Every second you watch, this honors those who were brutally imprisoned, for what??? There is no valid reason!!!!

Well, this is an excellent film and well rewarded. Polanski at his usual. Brody was great too along with the rest of the cast. It's a bit hard to get through as watching humans be human is never good theatre. Feel bad for those people- can't believe many didn't just walk out of the country. When you dig into the history= it's a object of shame that all of these 'Allied' nations didn't do more to take them in. All of them, even America, wasn't interested in helping the Jews as much as they were just beating the Germans. So many could've been saved/ and the evil's, not just by Germans but by Centuries of humans against other humans, it puzzles me why we rule it all- certainly don't deserve to. anywho, it'd be a picture I would probably add to my collection, though if we are going for Holocaust stuff, Schindler's is still the greatest.

This particular DVD has a great price and arrived in great shape, however, i was so excited to finally see the price go down that I ordered it. Not checking the region I ordered it, upon arrival it would not play on my USA video player. So I must return it.

I really have no words. Just watch it.

Sad but important story

A true testament to the struggle that Jews and others went through in World War 2. The enduring will of Wladyslaw Szpilman and what he went through to survive and push through each day leaves you with little words. A document of lasting history, the will to survive, and totally unforgettable. Remarkable story of human value.

Heart wrenching film.

This motion picture is worthy of the awards it has received. While a sleeper in the U.S., it has all the elements of motion picture creativity that one could look for in a WWII setting (acting, story line, cinematography, raw emotion).

Ein eindringlicher, erschreckend nachfühlbarer Film, der zeigt, wie unbescholtene Menschen, die doch nichts weiter wollen als in Frieden leben, auf das Grausamste Greuel ertragen müssen. Der Film ist unglaublich dicht - und auch in seinen unfassbaren Grausamkeiten so eindrücklich, dass man sich nach dem Anschauen kaum zurücklehnen kann - es bleibt ein Seelen-Kater zurück, der nachwirkt. Empfohlener Pflichtfilm für alle, die glauben, es sei heutzutage nicht mehr so wichtig oder erforderlich, für Demokratie einzutreten.

This DVD "The Pianist" is a must have for your collection- This is an incredible and inspiring true story of a man, living and suffering at a time of such cruelty that we couldn't even begin to imagine it. It tells of some wonderful people at their very best, but sadly others who were an their very worst - this man Spielmann never lost faith, despite losing everyone in his family.The bonus on this DVD is extra with Roman Polanski the director explaining about what happened and how he wanted authenticity throughout and achieved it! There is lots of original archive film of the time and people who had been there at the time - speaking about their experience -

Love this movie it's my favourite holocaust movie after Schindler's list. But this is a disappointing edition...1st there are no subtitles of any kind.2nd there are no extras not even a director's commentary.The image and sound are very good. But honestly it's a cake that needs the cherry on top. But this is a great movie with a beautiful story based on real facts... I just wish they added more on this edition...

Biopic - 2002 Academy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated film starring Adrien Brody (who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as "Władysław Szpilman" in this film). his is a monumental film in so many ways and here is the Wikipedia review that sums it up -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pianist_(2002_film).And for Music lovers it is especially poignant with two memorable scenes for pianists, not least the occasion when Szpilman is hiding in a room with a piano he dare not play (torture) and the other where he has to play for a Nazi Officer.The sound track for this film is also outstanding and for Chopin lovers in particular, it won't disappoint. In 2003, the music won the César Award for Best Music Written for a Film, and was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music.The Chopin pieces are played by Polish pianist Janusz Olejniczak and the original score piece was composed by Wojciech Kilar. The music in the actual movie also includes pieces by Beethoven and Bach.1."Nocturne in C-sharp Minor (1830)" - Frédéric Chopin, Score at IMSLP (4:12)2."Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1" - Frédéric Chopin (4:31)3."Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1" - Frédéric Chopin (5:57)4."Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38" - Frédéric Chopin (7:41)5."Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23" - Frédéric Chopin (9:01)6."Waltz No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2" - Frédéric Chopin (5:13)7."Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4" - Frédéric Chopin (2:34)8."Andante spianato in G Major" - Frédéric Chopin (4:28)9."Grande Polonaise brillante in E-flat major" - Frédéric Chopin (9:31)10."Moving to the Ghetto Oct. 31, 1940" - Wojciech Kilar (1:52)11."Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4" - Frédéric Chopin (3:42)

I never thought I would ever see such a wonderful film again,as there is so many disappointing films around that have received good reviews.This would appeal to anyone who is sensitive,musical and compassionate by nature ~~ as we see the Jewish families stripped of everything they have and hold dear to their hearts,their family life destroyed,their homes taken away,and then herded into walled in ghettos to die of starvation and disease.Many are transported to the death camps in trains,thrown in to the carriages as if they were rabid animals..The story begins with the full horror of the Nazi takeover in Warsaw."Oh Warsaw,what did they do to you?" ~~ the City of endless tears!!I still cannot fathom out why intelligent and cultured German people joined the Nazi regime in their droves.What power Hitler had over the Germans is impossible for me,after all these years,to grasp and come to terms with.How could anyone with an ounce of human compassion stand aside and watch the mass cruelty without even trying to stop it?I would have preferred to die with the Jews.I will not spoil the story anymore for prospective buyers,but I can promise the ones that do buy this,you will not be disappointed and you will want to see the film again and again.Just as a good book can be read many times and still hold the interest then so with this masterpiece.