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    This novel can be visualized to a great extent through the movie “The Pianist” directed by Roman Polanski. Andrien Brody plays the charcter‚ Wladyslaw Szpilman‚ not to be confused with Vladek Spiegelman. If you want to look through the eyes of a Nazi German during the Holocaust‚ Schindler’s List is a great movie as well. Both mediums present the Holocaust in great detail‚ but you can feel the walls of the confined spaces that Valdek & Anja occupy in Maus more-so than that during the movie. The panels

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    to borrow the two words everyone remembers from one of his previous triumphs: “It’s Chinatown.” In Chinatown the bad guys did what they wanted‚ and so they do in The Pianist. The central story is about a survivor‚ the famous young musician Wladyslaw Szpilman. At a critical moment‚ his talent saves him. If this had been the only message‚ the film would not even have had the merits of Schindler’s List. Steven Spielberg did his best to stave off the uplift‚ but inevitably he was stuck with a denial

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    The Pianist: Study Guide

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    Descriptions 1.Wladyslaw Szpilman - a Polish pianist and classical composer that battled through life in Warsaw as a Jew. 2.Father - the father of Wladyslaw Szpilman; taught music lessons as a job 3.Mother - the mother of Wladyslaw Szpilman; taught music lessons as a job 4.Regina - the sister of Wladyslaw Szpilman; she had a job as a lawyer 5.Halina - the sister of Wladyslaw Szpilman; taught music lessons as a job 6.Henryk - the brother of Wladyslaw Szpilman; taught English

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    book written by Wladyslaw Szpilman. The film has a long list of actors‚ including Adrien Brody‚ Thomas Kretschmann‚ Emilia Fox‚ Frank Finlay‚ Maureen Lipman‚ Ed Stoppard‚ Julia Rayner‚ and Jessica Kate Meyer. The film provides the viewers with amazing actors and actresses playing wonderful characters‚ their realistic costumes and locations‚ and a breathtaking storyline in a movie that is longer than an average movie. The movie begins in 1939 in Warsaw‚ Poland. Wladyslaw Szpilman‚ the main character

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    Polish border invading from the east‚ he left for Romania‚ where he was interned as a result of German pressure exerted on the Romanian authorities. Then‚ invoking his Swiss citizenship‚ he resigned and named Władysław Raczkiewicz‚ chairman of the Polish National Council. Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz--- Bio- Born: January 28‚ 1885 Kutaisi‚ Georgia died: June 6‚ 1947 Ruthin‚ Wales studied law at the university of Dorpat served in the Russian military during WWI helped reestablish

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    The Pianist

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    ‘The Pianist’ is a film directed by Roman Polanski and based around the life of Wladyslaw Szpilman during the Nazi invasion of Poland. Roman used visual techniques in the opening scenes such as black and white film‚ camera positioning and motifs to create an atmosphere for the audience. The first scene in the film is a montage of grainy black and white scenes of Polish life before the Nazi invasion on Poland. The footage shows a dated world with old English style building and technology‚ people

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    The Pianist

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    Kayla Johnson Prof. Hirchfelder‚ K-213 ENG2102‚ Sec. 06 26 March 2013 Scene Analysis Paper Musical Dependency The 2002 film‚ The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski focuses on the hardships of a well-known‚ local concert pianist‚ Wladyslaw Szpilman. Wladyslaw Szpilman is played by actor Adrien Brody‚ who does an excellent job portraying both the warmhearted side of Szpliman and the desperate struggling side we see later on in the film. The film is based on Szpilman’s book‚ The Pianist where he discusses

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    journey of Wladyslaw Szpilman‚ a Jewish piano player who tries to stay alive as the Jewish people are all forced into submission. The Pianist gives a very stark portrayal of the events the Jewish people endured because of the Nazi’s tyranny and also details a story of survival‚ and the desire to live‚ despite horrific circumstances. No matter what happens‚ Szpilman never loses the will to live‚ and as his world crumbles around him‚ he stays incredibly strong. The determination that Szpilman displays

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    Striping Away Humanity

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    Myriam ENG 101 Section 16 12/03/2013 Pratt Striping Away Humanity The Pianist is a phenomenal movie that successfully put the audience into the life of Wladyslaw Sziplman‚ a fugitive trying to survive World War II in Poland. The cinematography of the movie overall looked carefully crafted together with just the right amount of contrast‚ symbolism‚ and depth. He was not remembered as a hero‚ but as a man who was lucky enough to survive through such a tragedy. Roman Polanski efficiently

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    white scene. Wladyslaw Szpilman (played by actor Adrien Body)‚ a famous Polish Jew living in Warsaw‚ and working for a radio station as a Pianist sees bombs dropping at the radio station where he works. After the radio station is destroyed by an explosion from German bombing he leaves the station‚ and he meets a pretty lady named Dorota (played by actress Emily Fox)‚ but they discover they have different faiths. Szpilman then heads home to his family. Szpilman

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