Directed by Roman Polanski. With Adrien Brody, Emilia Fox, Michal Zebrowski, Ed Stoppard. A brilliant pianist, a Polish Jew, witnesses the restrictions Nazis place on. The Pianist is a 2002 historical drama film co-produced and directed by Roman Polanski, scripted by Ronald Harwood, and starring Adrien Brody. It is based on the. Adrien Brody as the pianist, Szpilman, lives in the Warsaw Ghetto and after his family is taken to concentration camps, he must survive on luck and his own willpower. The Pianist is a memoir of the Polish composer of Jewish origin Władysław Szpilman, written and elaborated by Jerzy Waldorff, who met Szpilman in 1938 in Krynica. The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945 [Wladyslaw Szpilman] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Named. THE PIANIST, a Focus Features release. Winner of the Palme dOr at the 2002 Cannes International Film Festival, The Pianist tells the story of a celebrated Jewish. Jean and her sister, played by Macha Grenon, have a life long infatuation with the Japanese Pianist who once lived across the street from them during their high. The Pianist - Search for movie plot, trailers, cast and crew, photos, reviews, and tickets online at Moviefone Wladyslaw Szpilman and The Pianist at CTF. REAL face behind Adrien Brody. See pics of the real Wladyslaw Szpilman and Wilm Hosenfeld, find out just how real The. Amazon.com: The Pianist: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, Jessica Kate Meyer, Pawel Edelman.