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In Reply to: Which tension ? posted by patrickU on June 09, 2003 at 01:24:33:
Polanski stayed close to the true story. He documented more than directed. The worth of the film *is* the worth of the story--and it can be watched on so many levels.As an ultimate portrayal where anti-Semitism leads.
As the man stripped of his possessions, stripped of his home, stripped of his dignity, stripped of his family, stripped of his will to fight, stripped of his health. . .and still he could not be stripped of what he had learned deep in his soul from playing the piano, which ultimately kept him alive.
As the personification of genocide.
Albee called it a "droopy eyed" performance. I would like to know how one keeps his eyes from drooping when he has nothing to eat and is dying of jaundice. A bright eyed actor will not be particularly convincing. You accuse Polanski of "stealing" the scene of the nazi shooting his gun. There were enough instances of that to make a million movies and still not "steal". Or did you think the same person was being shot in "Schindler's List" (which really did offend me as a big hollywood production) as in "The Pianist"?
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If you watch it as a political statement, it is of course, moral and well balanced ( good/bad/ German/ Polish )- By the way the guy who played the SS oficer is the son of our ex neighbour..)
But, for a film I am more demanding that to follow the story line, I want more than a documentary ( and the best example for understanding the true history of the jews in central Europe has been already been film " Sunshine " neither a good film but the exact description of the jewish life around the century till the dark age of mankind )
The stroy as you said is beautiful, BUT the way it is brought to the screen is not, and that is the problem, the reasons I see are in my first post. And again as a statement it is of course not only valuable but a necessity.
What offend me is in the scene is all the personn ( we ) are waiting for the revolver NOT to fire ( as in Schindler´s ) but of course it did.
The second ( they are more ) is the citing of Shakespeare ( if they...) who was the invention of Lubitsch in To be or not to be, in my eyes the BEST film ever ( in the Fiction / non fiction category).
This one is perfect, nothing compare to it.
The second one is " the Great Dictator " with the most genious scenes ever, but the last half hour is too melodramatic and out of focus & sentimental even if considered as an utopia and a so well meant statement, here again a political statement did destroy ( not sooo badly ) one of the best film against idiocy and foolishness of our mankind.
I was in Auschwitz and I could feel the intention of Spiel / man/ berg.
Even if the Jewish community arfound the world found it too sooft and not " real enough ".
It was at least more than an honorable effort.
The Pianist was not " a bad film " I just have wanted more. Polansky lost HIS touch long time ago.
And I fear he will never regain it, ever.
Think of " The knife " and even his satire " Le Bal des vampires " was marvelous and so Jewish...perfect.
is like omitting "The Godfather" from Coppola's résumé.
Was the " ecetera " and believe it or not the firt thinkink this morning was that !!!
Le locataire & repulsion are worthy to mention.
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