HK import Blu-ray/Region A pressing. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and winner of three, the Pianist stars Oscar winner Adrien Brody in the true-life story of brilliant pianist and composer Wladyslaw Spellman, the most acclaimed young musician of his time until his promising career was interrupted by the onset of World War II. This powerful, ultimately triumphant film follows Spellman's heroic and inspirational journey of survival with the unlikely help from a sympathetic German officer (Thomas Kretschmann). a truly unforgettable epic, testifying to both the power of hope and the resiliency of the human spirit, the Pianist is a miraculous tale of survival masterfully brought to life by visionary filmmaker Roman Polanski in his most personal movie ever.