A day in town and "The Pianist"

[lizziec]

A successful day today I think, despite a lack of sleep caused by late night and early morning. Or rather, early morning and early morning ;)

Ben and I went to town as I had a need for some new slippers and it seemed like a most excellent time to spend our Christmas vouchers. I would say "and our Christmas money", but we spent that on a new TV (19" w/s Samsung LCD of joy and happiness) - no more flicker for us! :D

Ben came back with several CDs he's been joyfully ripping all afternoon and I got a book (The Children's War: The Second World War Through the Eyes of the Children of Britain) and a DVD (The Pianist), which I sat and watched this afternoon while ben ripped his CDs.

It was seriously intense. More intense, uncomfortable and in some ways visceral and graphic than Schindler's List which is a film in a similar vein (and one of my all time favourite films). It was an amazing film of an amazing story - that of Władysław Szpilman, a Jewish concert Pianist who lived in Warsaw, eventually escaped the Ghetto after a very narrow shave and lost his whole family to Treblinka.

I highly recommend seeing this film, it's a definate must see. Just don't expect it to be pleasant viewing.

Comments

[pornqueenie.livejournal.com]

Its a really good film! i watched it once at a friends house, very very provocative but so so good!

Glad you had a good Xmas

xx

[http://users.livejournal.com/_jenjen_/]

Ah, 'The Pianist'. I saw that a while ago and thought it was brilliant. It is difficult viewing, though, definitely. Certain bits stick in my mind really vividly even so long after I saw it, which isn't true of a huge number of films. Very powerful films.

Glad to hear you had a great Christmas - all the best for the New Year :)