Literature on Screen: “The Pianist”
Fri 22 Dec 2017, 7.30 pm
TPD
From TPD:
In the following week of the Literature on Screen movie month, TPD would like to present the film The Pianist by director Roman Polanski.
Film notes
THE PIANIST / France – Germany – Poland – UK • 2002
R / 150′ / Biography – Drama – Music
Directed by Roman Polanski
The Pianist is a biographical drama film co-produced and directed by Roman Polanski, scripted by Ronald Harwood, and starring Adrien Brody. It is based on the autobiographical book “The Pianist”, a World War II memoir by the Polish-Jewish pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman. The film was a co-production between France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Poland.
The Pianist met with significant critical praise, and received multiple awards and nominations. It was awarded the Palme d’Or at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. At the 75th Academy Awards, The Pianist won Oscars for Best Director (Roman Polanski), Best Adapted Screenplay (Ronald Harwood), and Best Actor (Adrien Brody), and was also nominated for four other awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. It also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film and BAFTA Award for Best Direction in 2003, and seven French Césars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Brody. It was included in BBC’s 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century. [Wikipedia]
Language: Original languages with Vietnamese subtitles
• The film screening is for educational purpose and fundraising for Young Cinema Fund of TPD.
• Requested donation (at the door): from 20,000 VND/audience.
• Doors open at 7 pm and close when the screening room is full.
• Seats are assigned on the first-come-first-served basis.
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Translated by Hanoi Grapevine
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