Warsaw during World War II. Władysław Szpilman, an outstanding composer and pianist, escapes from the ghetto, having miraculously survived its liquidation, and after the fall of the Warsaw Uprising, he hides for weeks in the ruins of the abandoned and completely destroyed Polish capital. An unexpected friendship with a German officer helps him survive the harshest period.
- Main Competition
- Polish Films Competition
- Directors' Debuts Competition
- Cinematographers' Debuts Competition
- Cinematographers' Debuts Competition, Directors' Debuts Competition
- Documentary Features Competition
- Documentary Shorts Competition
- Film And Art School Etudes Competition
- Music Videos Competition
- TV Series Competition
- Special Screening
- Documentary Special Screening
- Contemporary World Cinema
- Copernicus - Scientists - Explorers - Dreamers
- Picturing the World for 75 Years. Lodz Film School Anniversary
- 100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration
- Panorama Etiud Studenckich Szkół Filmowych i Artystycznych
- Krzysztof Zanussi Retrospective
- Wojciech Jerzy Has Retrospective
- Peter Zeitlinger and Werner Herzog Retrospective
- Quay Brothers Retrospective
- Peter Biziou Retrospective
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Pianist, The
Picturing the World for 75 Years. Lodz Film School Anniversary
Cinematographer: Paweł Edelman
Director: Roman Polański
Producer: Robert Benmussa, Roman Polański, Alain Sarde
Writer: Ronald Harwood
Production designer: Allan Starski
Editor: Hervé de Luze
Cast: Adrien Brody, Frank Finlay, Emilia Fox, Thomas Kretschmann, Maureen Lipman, Jessica Kate Meyer, Julia Rayner, Ed Stoppard
Production Company: Agencja Produkcji Filmowej (APF), Bac Films, Canal+ Polska S.A., Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg (FBB), FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA), Heritage Films, R.P. Productions, Runteam Ltd., Studio Babelsberg AG, StudioCanal, Telewizja Polska S.A. (TVP)
Distribution company (world): StudioCanal
Distribution company: StudioCanal
Year: 2002
Country: Poland, UK, Germany, France
Time: 143
Picturing the World for 75 Years. Lodz Film School Anniversary
