absolute accuracy

Rating: 10/10 (18 January 2003)

Not only was this film based on a true story (same title), but it followed the book very closely, right down to the family sharing the last caramel. And unlike many holocaust stories which are written years later, The Pianist was written by Mr. Szpilman just after the war. The extraordinary thing about the book is that at no point does Mr. Szpilman ever make a judgement on what happens to him. He just reports the facts. I saw the film 2 days after finishing the book, and I was stunned at the beauty and accurate interpretation of the film.