1、The Pianist Brief introduction of The Pianist A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II Director:Roman PolanskiWriters:Ronald Harwood,Wladyslaw Szpilman Stars:Adrien Brody,Thomas Kretschmann and Frank Finlay IMDB piont:8.5/10Box OfficeBudget:$
2、35,000,000(estimated)Opening Weekend:647,882(Italy)(27 October 2002)(167 Screens)Gross:$120,072,577(Worldwide)IstheonlyactortowinaBestActorOscarwhennominatedalongsidefourpreviousOscarwinners.In2003,attheageof29,hereplacedRichardDreyfussastheyoungestactorevertowintheBestActorAcademyAward,forhisrolein
3、ThePianist(2002).Hasgreatappreciationforhip-hopmusic.LiketheBeatnuts,oneofhisfavoritegroups,BrodyisalsofromQueens.PerformedmagicshowsatchildrensbirthdaysasachildastheAmazingAdrien.In2004,EsquireMagazinenamedhimtheBestDressedManinAmerica.OwnedanddroveaHummer,whichisfamousinHollywoodforbeingArnoldSchw
4、arzeneggersfavoritevehicle.Thisecologicallyunfriendlyvehiclegetsundertenmilespergallonandwasoriginallydesignedforwarfare.WasconsideredforaroleinPearlHarbor(2001).TriviaWasdressedbyZegnafortheAcademyAwards.Isabighip-hopfanandplansonbecomingaproducer.HeisbeingmentoredbyTheRZA.Ranked#21onVH1s100Hottest
5、Hotties.Hisfather,ElliotBrody,isaretiredhistoryteacherofPolish-JewishdescentwholostfamilymembersintheHolocaust.HismotherSylviaPlachy,therenownphotographer,fledCommunistHungaryasachildduringthe1956revolutionagainstRussia.Takingactingclassesasayouth,byage13hehaddoneanoff-BroadwayplayandaPBS-TVmovie.To
6、prepareforhistitleroleinThePianist(2002),helearnedtoplayFrdricChopinpiecesonthepianoandshed30poundsoffhisalready-thinframe.HecuthimselfofffromhisreallifebygivinguphiscarandapartmentbecausehefeltresponsibletothosePolishJewswhohadsufferedgreatlyandwantedtoconnect,tosomesmalldegree,withtheirhurtanddesp
7、airGoofsAnachronisms:The infamous Sports Palace speech by Josef Goebbels(18th February1943)is heard on the radio in 1939.Continuity:When Wladyslaw Szpilman is told he has to leave the first apartment hes hiding in,his hair is parted and hanging down eitherside of his face.In the next shot,when he si
8、ts down to try to smoke the cigarette,his hair is combed back with no part visible.Continuity:When Wladyslaw Szpilman is forced to leave his first hiding place after breaking the dishes,he has significant stubble on his face.However,when he reached Dorotas apartment in the next scene,hes clean shave
9、n.Continuity:When Wladyslaw Szpilman crawls past the woman who was shot in the back and died kneeling in front of the hospital(before she reached the staircase),she has moved forward visibly(and is now in front of the stairs).About Adrien Brody Height61(1.85m)Mini BiographyThesonofHungarian-bornphot
10、ographerSylviaPlachyandretiredhistoryprofessorElliotBrody,AdrienBrodygrewupanonlychildintheWoodhavensectionofQueens,NewYork,whereheaccompaniedhismotheronassignmentsfortheVillageVoice.Hecreditsherwithmakinghimfeelcomfortableinfrontofthecamera.HeattendedtheAmericanAcademyofDramaticArtsandLaGuardiaHigh
11、SchoolforthePerformingArtsinNewYork.DespiteastrongperformanceinTheThinRedLine(1998),timeconstraintsforcedthedirectortoeditoutmuchofAdrienspart.InspiteofhislaterworkwithSpikeLeeandBarryLevinson,heneverbecamethestarmanyexpectedhewouldbecomeuntilRomanPolanskicalledonhimtoplayacelebratedJewishpianistinN
12、azi-occupiedWarsaw.HepulledoffabrilliantperformanceinThePianist(2002),drawingontheheritageandraredialectofhisPolishgrandmother,aswellashisfather,wholostfamilymembersduringtheHolocaust,andhismother,whofledCommunistHungaryasachildduringthe1956uprisingagainsttheSovietUnion.2011Waco(inproduction)SteveSc
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