One Of The Best!
Roman Polanski's incredibly moving true story of famed Polish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman's (try saying that ten times fast!) life and survival during WWII. I've probably seen this film 20 times or more now, and it never gets old. Every time I watch it, something new occurs to me and makes the story poignant all over again (this time, it was how much passion, anger & sadness is in the song that Wladyslaw plays when he is caught by the German soldier in the house. It was WWII put to music - it's an incredible song!). Oddly enough, I don't own the soundtrack to this...yet. This is certainly in my top 20 films of all time and comes HIGHLY recommended. Sad, suspenseful, thrilling, beautiful and hopeful all at the same time - THIS is the way films should be done. I have subsequently attempted to get all of Roman Polanski's films on DVD...I'm getting close...