The U.S. Trailer for Polanski's THE PIANIST tickles the keys!
Published at: Nov. 8, 2002, 6:08 a.m. CST by staff
Hey folks, Harry here... My one sadness upon missing Cannes this year was not getting a chance to see THE PIANIST early. I feel the same way about Polanski's films the way I do with Brian DePalma. I miss their majesty, their audacity and their grandeur.
When the Palm D'or went to THE PIANIST, I was cheering here in Austin. The reviews we had received confirmed that the film was greatness. The alleged masterpiece of his career. "The Masterpiece" in a career with REPULSION and CHINATOWN and THE TENANT and ROSEMARY'S BABY? Glory be!
The agony of watching this film unfurl throughout the world, but moving at a snail's pace to come here... Agony. It's getting a limited release here on December 27th. Probably just a New York and Los Angeles sort of thing to qualify for the Academy Awards. It'll probably open wider in January and February - thus making it impossible for it to appear on my Top Ten of the year list, as it won't be playing in Austin, unless they are going to be doing advance screenings for the press for inclusion on the various society of film critic awards lists. Whatever the case, the anticipation I currently have for ADAPTATION, CHICAGO and of course TWO TOWERS... THE PIANIST has the same fervor of anticipation. Simply, I can't see this one soon enough!
