In Darkness vs The Pianist
The Pianist has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.9/10 for In Darkness). In Darkness is the shorter watch at 2h 25m compared with 2h 30m. The Pianist is the older of the two (2002 against 2011). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In Darkness
The Pianist| In Darkness | The Pianist | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 25m | 2h 30m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Agnieszka Holland | Roman Polanski |
| Main cast | Michał Żurawski, Benno Fürmann, Aleksander Mincer, Agnieszka Grochowska, Herbert Knaup | Thomas Kretschmann, Adrien Brody, Richard Ridings, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman |
Synopsis
In Darkness
A dramatization of one man's rescue of Jewish refugees in the Nazi-occupied Polish city of Lvov. In Darkness tells the true story of Leopold Soha who risks his own life to save a dozen people from certain death. Initially only interested in his own good, the thief and burglar hides Jewish refugees for 14 months in the sewers of the Nazi-occupied town of Lvov (formerly Poland).
The Pianist
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
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