Change me as a person: Adrien Brody for his role in "Pianist"
"Pianist" is considered one of the most empathetic films of all time and as such influenced the lives of everyone who watched it for the first time. The film from 2002 is a war biographical drama that did not fail to touch those closest to the "story" - actor Adrien Brody who won an Oscar for the lead role in this film, says that it is a film that completely changed him as a person.
Brody sat down in front of GQ camera and in a thematic monologue interview he talked about the most iconic roles that are part of his career. The title role was in the movie "Pianist", which, in addition to the Oscar, brought him many life lessons that he will carry throughout his life.
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The story of the survival of the Jews in the devastated city of Warsaw during World War II is deeply conveyed by Brody through the character of pianist Vladislav Spielman, who will say that he is a normal person, which is nothing particularly heroic, but so essential.
"It was luck, where the preparation meets the opportunity, you know? Where I longed to find a character with such depth and a filmmaker with such inner vision. "And he did not fall into the trap that many filmmakers fall into."
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"The responsibility I felt playing this role, and the process, and, you know, so deep, so essential, that it never left me. "Apart from the obvious advantages for my career, and the praise, the role changed my life as a person, as a young person, I really feel like that film made me understand a lot, made me realize how many things I take for granted," the actor continues.
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The Pianist is based on an autobiographical book of the same title, written in 1946 by Polish-Jewish pianist and composer Vladislav Spielman, which chronicles his life during World War II in Nazi-occupied Poland. The film was directed by Roman Polanski, and in addition to the Oscar for Best Actor, it also won an Oscar for Best Screenplay and Best Director.
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Brody also tells the story of the journey of gaining the body weight of a prominent Jew, for whom he was supposed to lose a very large amount of weight, which for him was a technical process. .
"That physical metamorphosis affects your self-esteem and your energy level, your willpower and your strength, and I realized that I was never really hungry. "And it still breaks my heart how many hungry people in the world, and many people do not understand that."
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To really get in and fully understand the role Brody had to play, Brody moved into a warehouse, moved out of his apartment, sold his car and turned off his phone, and in all that loss of security he transferred the thought from hunger to hunger. his new passion - music. And he learned to play Chopin.
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