1 | * Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jewish pianist, believes he has met his end when he encounters a German Captain Wilm Hosenfeld, but instead of killing him, Hosenfeld, upon discovering Szpilman is a pianist, asks him to play something on a nearby grand piano. Cue a beautiful playing of Chopin's Ballade in G minor in a desolate, war-torn, abandoned Warsaw. Hosenfeld is so impressed that he allows Szpilman to hide in the attic of that house, which is turned into a German command post, and secretly brings food to him, until the Germans evacuate the position from the liberating armies. |
2 | --> '''Szpilman:''' *wearing Hosenfeld's coat* Don't shoot, don't shoot! I am Polish! |
3 | --> '''Polish Soldier:''' Da, he is Polish. Why the fucking coat? |
4 | --> '''Szpilman:''' I'm cold... |
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