The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
The Pianist has generally received very positive reviews.
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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 06 Jan 2003
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The Pianist was released in 2002 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 917 reviews, giving The Pianist (2002) an average rating of 85%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 91%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 85%.
With a score of 85%, The Pianist is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2002, which stands at 59%.
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