Showing of 'The Pianist'

'The Pianist' is an adaptation of the autobiography 'The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945' by Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish-Jewish pianist. This 2002 movie was directed by Roman Polanski and stars Adrian Broody, who won the Best Actor in a Leading Role for the film. This visually powerful film follows Szpilman as he is forced into the Warsaw Ghetto but is later separated from his family. From this time until the concentration camp prisoners are released, Szpilman hides in various locations among the ruins of Warsaw.