The Pianist scene: Chopin Ballade 1

Amazing scene from The Pianist where Szpilman is discovered. The whole ballade would have been better but we don't complain. Enjoy.

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[SlyEyedPoet]

Officer : What are you doing? Who are you? Do you understand me? Pianist : Yes.. Officer : Then what are you up to? Pianist : I.. Was Trying to open this can. Officer : Is this your house?.. Do you work here? Pianist : No. Officer : What do you do? Pianist : I am... I was, a pianist. Officer : Pianist? [Sigh] ....Come.- Play something. __________ Officer : Are you hiding here? Pianist : [Nods] Officer : Jew...Where are you hiding? Pianist : The atic. Hope My translations help! : )

[patriothousewife]

I have always found this to be the most moving and profound part of the movie.

Here is a German officer who sees the horror, the inhumanity, the whole pointlessnexx of war and the heartache of wishing he was just back with his family or enjoying a night out with his lovely wife at the opera listening to a man like this.

It spoke to me like nothing else in the movie did.

[tatsu340]

With a flick of the mind, he realized what talent had been wasted.

[MsPichichus]

@SlyEyedPoet After I watched the scene I thought: I wish I knew what they were saying... and then I saw your translation..... Ha! Thank you. Really helpful.

[returnthisserve7]

just to point out, it's incredibly hard to play these fast sections of this piece in this freezing weather! my hands wouldnt even move in that temperature

[SexyJessi09]

one of my fav movies...so touchin,,and this is where my love for chopin music began

[michiganac]

masterpiece

[diemaster1]

The one who choose this particular piece and all the pther did a fine job.

[gummywormscrazy]

I LoVed this movie and i LoVed how he expressed his feeling through the piano its so beatiful

[mapipolo]

@redkhat100 I'm sure this was a choice of the director for the sake of brevity, not intended to convey that Szpilman cut the piece himself, and that's also what I think the uploader meant. Most people watching the movie wouldn't know that the entire piece is twice as long.

[redkhat100]

re "the whole ballade could have been better"

I would like to hear you play the piano when you are freezing and starving to death, and thinking you're going to be killed in the next few minutes...