Exploring Memory and Trauma in Roman Polanski’s The Pianist

Silence, Survival and the Sound of Memory Roman Polanski's The Pianist isn't just a war film - it's a cinematic elegy. Based on the memoir of Władysław Szpilman, a Polish-Jewish pianist who survived the holocaust. The film unfolds with quiet devastation. There are no grand speeches, no sweeping scores of triumph, just a man, a… Continue reading Exploring Memory and Trauma in Roman Polanski’s The Pianist