PAWEL EDELMAN,
PSC
The Pianist
Pawel Edelman, PSC was born and raised in Lodz, Poland, home of the National Film,
Television and Theatre School. He recalls that “the spirit of film was present
on every street in the city.” Edelman was a camera operator on several films
while he was still studying at Lodz. Edelman earned the first of his 19 cinematography
credits in 1991. He won the Bronze Frog at the Camerimage Festival of Cinematography
in 1997 for Kroniki domowe. Edelman earned his first Oscar nomination
for his collaboration with Roman Polanski on The Pianist.
Synopsis:
The Pianist relates the true story of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish pianist
who was living with his family in Warsaw at the time of Nazi occupation. Soon
after the Nazis invade, they rachet up increasingly harsh restrictions on the
Jewish population, culminating in the Warsaw ghetto and subsequent deportations
to concentration camps. Szpilman refuses to become a hapless victim. He finds
ways to survive and lives to play the piano again.
Quote:
“We (he and Polanski) only had one conversation about the visual style for
The Pianist. He agreed that we would try to recreate the realities of Wladyslaw
Szpilman’s world. We wanted the audience to feel like they were there with
the characters. I watched rehearsals, decided where to put the camera and used
as little light as possible.
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