Pianist plays it again
by Cineuropa
- Triple Oscar victory results in re-release of Polanski's film onto 60 Italian screens after Nov's €4.5m B.O.
By virtue of its triple-whammy at last Sunday’s Oscars (best director, actor and adapted screenplay) Roman Polanski’s The Pianist [+see also:
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The re-release was announced by Giuliano Montaldo, the president of Rai Cinema: "Polanski’s highly emotional direction has touched a cord in audiences the world over. This film fully deserves all the awards it has won, especially the all-important one for best adapted screenplay, and this demonstrates once again that quality, commitment and a good story always bring in good results.”
(Translated from Italian)
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