2002 | Drama | 142 min.
Wednesday, Oct.17, 7:00 pm. Part of the Polish History in Film Masterpieces Film Series presented by the Polish Cultural Fund. Free and open to the public!
In this adaptation of the autobiography "The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945," Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody), a Polish Jewish radio station pianist, sees Warsaw change gradually as World War II begins. Szpilman is forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, but is later separated from his family during Operation Reinhard. From this time until the concentration camp prisoners are released, Szpilman hides in various locations among the ruins of Warsaw. Directed by Roman Polanski.