British playwright, Ronald Harwood, who won the best adapted screenplay Oscar for turning an obscure book by Polish Jewish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman into the film, saluted Polanski in his own ...

If Hayato Sumino were only a classical pianist, then reaching the third round of the prestigious 18th International Chopin Competition would be enough for him to rest on his laurels. But Sumino ...

In 2024 Batiste released an album of music by Beethoven with blues inflections. Speaking to Classic FM, he said: “Beethoven as a pianist in his 20s, travelling around, learning and spontaneously ...

The Result: Gangs lost all 10 of its nominations with The Pianist’s Roman Polanski taking the best director honor. The Result: Polanski received the Oscar for best director that year. In 2018, as the ...

This is, after all, a body that gave Woody Allen (“Midnight in Paris,” 2011) and Roman Polanski (“The Pianist,” 2002) best original screenplay and best director awards, respectively ...

This is, after all, a body that gave Woody Allen (“Midnight in Paris,” 2011) and Roman Polanski (“The Pianist,” 2002) best director awards despite allegations of sexual abuse or assault of ...

InvestigationIn December, the institution sparked indignation among feminists when it refused to hold a debate on the screening of 'Last Tango in Paris.' This latest controversy comes at a time of ...

What It's About: Based on the novel of the same name, The Pianist tells the story of a Polish-Jewish pianist who composed music during the war – and survived the Holocaust. What It's About ...

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