Movie #100: The Pianist

Movie #: 100
Movie Title: The Pianist
Year Released: 2002

Director: Roman Polanski
Notable Cast: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Michał Żebrowski

Short Description: A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: N/A
IMDB.com: #50
Ranker.com: N/A
Lifed.com: #56
Empire.com: N/A
FilmCrave.com: #96
FlickChart.com: N/A



Date Watched: 6/13/2016

Grade: 3.5 out of 5 (Very Good)

Rationale: The Pianist fascinates me because, like Schindler’s List, it’s grim and doesn’t sugar coat atrocities that occurred against Jewish people in Europe during WWII. Director Roman Polanski is himself a Holocaust survivor so the film had a very personal feel to it and Adrian Brody gave the performance of his life, culminating with a justly deserved Oscar for Best Actor. Movies about the Holocaust are never easy to watch but The Pianist is one that’s worth it.