National Theatre Live: Good vs The Pianist
National Theatre Live: Good and The Pianist are tied on audience score (8.5/10). National Theatre Live: Good is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 30m. The Pianist is the older of the two (2002 against 2023). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Good
The Pianist| National Theatre Live: Good | The Pianist | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 30m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Dominic Cooke | Roman Polanski |
| Main cast | David Tennant, Elliot Levey, Sharon Small, Jim Creighton, Rebecca Bainbridge | Thomas Kretschmann, Adrien Brody, Richard Ridings, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman |
Synopsis
National Theatre Live: Good
As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a good, intelligent German professor, finds himself pulled into a movement with unthinkable consequences.
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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