survival of a Jewish pianist in times of holocaust

Rating: 10/10 (27 May 2003)

Amazing! Amazing and shocking. I was shocked to see Poland country from which I come as it is no more. I saw this movie in Germany and was also shocked to be in a cinema full of people and not to hear them for most of the film. This says something about its power. I was shocked to see cities I know in a chronicle (at the beginning of he film you can see parts of original one from Warsaw) from before, towns in shape I did not recognize. Terrible and horrifying as the war is you see that not everybody on the wrong side is bad and not everybody on the side of oppressed is a good one. You also see that in times when there is almost nothing that can keep you going that can give you hope there is something inside to which if we hold very tight it may just allow us to survive and if not that at least to die with dignity. And it is not only dignity given to the holder (the pianist) but also to people that moved by the power of his art are willing to risk their lives to help him survive. And this is real story. I gave it 10 out of 10. This film is an absolute must-see.