Pianist

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PREMIERE: April 18, 2026 FILM DURATION: 150 min <div>One of the most important films of the 21st century returns in a new installment after a thorough 4K reconstruction. Based on the memoirs of Władysław Szpilman, The Pianist is a personal account of survival in a war-torn city, a moving testimony of the power that art gives in the least expected moments and a stunning authenticity portrait of the artist portrayed by Oscar-winning Adrien Brody. In 1939, Szpilman is an acclaimed pianist and composer who lives with his family in Warsaw. When the Nazis enter the capital, the life of a Jewish musician turns into a nightmare: he loses more rights, ends up in the ghetto, observes two uprisings and tries to survive in the destroyed city. He is helped by chance, a stroke of luck and a love of music. The Pianist is a film about a witness of the Holocaust made with respect and maturity by another witness. One of Roman Polanski's most important films was the director's first and so far only return to wartime, which he experienced as a little boy. Filmed on the streets of Warsaw with a partly Polish crew and cast, the film is a profound humanistic manifesto in which despair is combined with smoldering hope. </div>Original title: Pianist Cast: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer Director: Roman Polanski Production: France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom 2002 Age restrictions: ON Youtube

Duration: 150 min

Genre: biography, drama, history, war