The Pianist is a 2002 film directed by Roman Polanski, starring Adrien Brody. It is an adaptation of the autobiography of the same name by Jewish-Polish musician Wladyslaw Szpilman. The film is a co-production between Polish, French, German, and British film companies.
In addition to winning the Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay and being nominated for Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Designand Film Editing, the film won Palme d'Or at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival and BAFTA Award for Best Film in 2003. It was also awarded seven French Césars including Best Picture,Best Director and Best Actor for Brody (who became and remains the only American actor to win one). (wiki)
