The Pianist

Came back a couple hours ago from watching this film.. based on a true story of a jewish pianist (Wladyslaw Szpilman) caught in World War II Poland.. Adrien Brody is excellent in the title role, showing the varying degrees of extreme emotions nicely.. rest of the cast is also very good, as are all the crowd scenes, war scenes and locations.. since its based on a true story, there are not that many "cinematic" moments, but the film still had a lot of impact..

There were too many cuts jumping the screenplay from one time to the next, and the storyline was harder to make out.. I was not "moved" by the film in the same way as I was by "Life is Beautiful" or "Schindler's List".. It was a very good film nonetheless, especially in the currently emerging "war" scenario...

Other similarly themed movies I liked:
World War II: Life is Beautiful| Schindler's List
Ethnic/ religious disputes: Ulysses' Gaze| 1947-Earth
War-themed: No Man's Land