The Pianist

[amnesiac]

The Pianist
9.00pm all this week The Kino
Yay!popping along to Washington St. some day next week!

[KTS]

Disco_Kev & I just went to see this Roman Polanski movie in the Kino. An excellent epic movie, with a fine central performance from Adrian Body (who was excellent also in Spike Lee's "Summer of Sam"). The move is less hyped than Spielberg's "Schindler's List". Subtle, dark, and heart-rending, it wrings emotion out of you as if you were a sponge. Excellent cinematography too. Recommended, but it does drag on a bit towards the end...

[odyssey_scot]

heartrending! thats an understatement. watched it with the gf a few months back. was struggling with the floods of tears towards the end of the film, as was starting to not be able to see the screen )
am a sucker for sad music, and hell, this film has loads of it.

[KTS]

Yes it does, and it's not sensationlised like Schindler's List was. Polanski realises the material speaks for itself. Such horrendous assaults were inflicted on these poor people; there's no need to hype it up, or over-dramatize just showing it is effective.

[odyssey_scot]

i totally agree. loved that film. very lovingly done. no point in making the holocaust less horrific by making it hollywood and playin to ppls emotions too obviously

[Disco_Kev]

Schindler's List meets Life is Beautiful. Epic is one word. Don't want to see it again, though. Once is more than enough. Powerful piece of cinema. Very well done.

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[damien]

Ever read the Leon Uris book Exodus about the foundation of the jewish state and the history of those involved ? Tells a lot about the jews during the Nazi era. Partly read it in 6th class in Primary School. Nasty nasty stuff.

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[punk]

exodus only OK.trinity by Leon Uris is alot better I thought.

[KTS]

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

Showing again in the Kino from today until next Thursday only at 6pm every night.

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