The Pianist [HD DVD]

The Pianist [HD DVD]
by Roman Polanski

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Actor: Adrien Brody, Emilia Fox, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Thomas Kretschmann
Director: Roman Polanski
Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 150 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-01-08
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment

DVD Reviews of The Pianist [HD DVD]

DVD Review: Thought provoking
Summary: 4 Stars

The Pianist is one of those movies which holds your attention every minute. I was nearly afraid to see what was to happen next all through the film ! I ordered an extra copy of the film to lend to my family and friends so that they could experience some of the horrors which had taken place when Hitler began his goal to take over the world.
A plus in the film was the excellent piano playing which for me was tear jerking. I don't suggest The Pianist for the younger folk without adult supervision, but for those who have heard anything about the events during the holocaust in Europe, this movie will help to realize just what occurred during during that period !!

DVD Review: I
Summary: 5 Stars

I did have to return the HD/DVD for a different DVD, my mistake dont have HD. However, recieved a new DVD of the movie and of course it's a fabulous film, they should even show this movie in history classes.

Still havent gotten my refund yet, and its been about a month.

DVD Review: Rare, but True Depiction of Polish Suffering. Good Poles, Jews, Germans & Bad as Well - PERIOD. Cada School/Library Should Have
Summary: 5 Stars

Polish filmaker Polanski shows the truth in his movie. Polanski was born and raised in Poland. He had a Catholic parent and a Jewish parent. He was saved and raised by Polish-Catholics. He, like Wladislaw were there and saw for themselves what it was REALLY like, and showed it as such. Hollywood and those that never suffered write and tell a complete opposite and untrue tale discounting Polish suffering and help to Jews. Trust someone who was there, and not sensationalised lies and hatred. Poland lost world war II; no one, no one suffered the horror and terror of the Pagan/Secular Germans and Stalin like Poland did - NO ONE!!! Get thos DVD and Book to every school and library... Please. Cheshch, Shalom & Dia Duit

DVD Review: Polanski comes back with a masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars

I'm not sure if I've submitted a review on this film but here goes. After a series of disappointing films, director Roman Polanski came back with a vengeance with this personal tale of survival during the Holocaust. Winner of several Cesars and Oscars for Best Director & Best Actor (Adrian Brody), Polanski's dispassionate tone is just right for this film, never falling into sentimentality the way Spielberg did in "Schindler's List" (the only flaw in that Oscar winner) and Brody himself is consumatively excellent in the title role (he stated that he lost weight, his apartment & his girlfriend but kissed Halle Berry!!). I am planning on acquiring the HD DVD version of this superb film which also touches on the irony of war. The episode involving a Nazi officier (Thomas Kreutzman, who later reteam with Brody in "King Kong") befriending Spilzman is touching. Recommended for all lovers of great cinema!!

DVD Review: Awesome Movie! Excellent Quality!
Summary: 5 Stars

This movie is freaking awesome. The way the director presents you the material makes you feel like you are experiencing what the actors are. Recommend you buy it.

Description of The Pianist [HD DVD]

Nominated for 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture and winner of 3 The Pianist stars Oscar winner Adrien Brody in the true-life story of brilliant pianist and composer Wladyslaw Szpilman the most acclaimed young musician of his time until his promising career was interrupted by the onset of World War II. This powerful triumphant film follows Szpilman's heroic and inspirational journey an unforgettable opeic testifying to both the power of hope and the resiliency of the human spirit. Brought to life by visionary filmmaker Roman Polanski The Pianist is his most personal movie ever. System Requirements:Running Time; 150 Mins.Format: DVD HD Genre:?DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY Rating:?R UPC:?025195025348 Manufacturer No:?62103180

Winner of the prestigious Golden Palm award at the 2002 Cannes film festival, The Pianist is the film that Roman Polanski was born to direct. A childhood survivor of Nazi-occupied Poland, Polanski was uniquely suited to tell the story of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew and concert pianist (played by Adrien Brody) who witnessed the Nazi invasion of Warsaw, miraculously eluded the Nazi death camps, and survived throughout World War II by hiding among the ruins of the Warsaw ghetto. Unlike any previous dramatization of the Nazi holocaust, The Pianist steadfastly maintains its protagonist's singular point of view, allowing Polanski to create an intimate odyssey on an epic wartime scale, drawing a direct parallel between Szpilman's tenacious, primitive existence and the wholesale destruction of the city he refuses to abandon. Uncompromising in its physical and emotional authenticity, The Pianist strikes an ultimate note of hope and soulful purity. As with Schindler's List, it's one of the greatest films ever made about humanity's darkest chapter. --Jeff Shannon

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The Pianist [HD DVD]

The Pianist [HD DVD]by Roman Polanski

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DVD Reviews of The Pianist [HD DVD]

DVD Review: Thought provoking Summary: 4 Stars

DVD Review: ISummary: 5 Stars

DVD Review: Rare, but True Depiction of Polish Suffering. Good Poles, Jews, Germans & Bad as Well - PERIOD. Cada School/Library Should HaveSummary: 5 Stars

DVD Review: Polanski comes back with a masterpieceSummary: 5 Stars

DVD Review: Awesome Movie! Excellent Quality!Summary: 5 Stars