The Pianist: StudioCanal Collection

Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 148
Retail Price: £24.99
Release Date: 13/09/2010
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Based on a true story, THE PIANIST tells the story of brilliant Polish pianist, Wladyslaw Szpilman (ACADEMY AWARD ® WINNER, Adrien Brody), a Jew, who escapes deportation. Forced to live in the heart of the Warsaw ghetto, he shares the humiliation and the struggles of the occupation whilst hiding in hiding in the ruins of the capital. A German officer comes to his aid and helps him to survive ...

Special Features:
SD, NEW or previously unreleased:
Interview with Ronald Harwood (20'45)
Interview with Andrzej Szpilman (29'49)
Interview with Daniel Szpilman (2'28)

SD, released before:
A Story of Survival: behind the scenes of The Pianist (39'43)
Trailer (1'30)

Booklet Essay by Anwar Brett, journalist
Anwar Brett is a journalist specialising in cinema, who has written for a wide variety of newspapers and magazines over the years, publications such as BAFTA's Academy magazine, Total Film, Film Review and The South London Press. He is also a freelance interviewer for film and DVD, occasional moderator of audience Q&As and has recently finished his first book on the rarefied theme of films shot in his native county of Dorset.