LOVE, MUSIC AND WAR IN PIERRE BOUTRON’S “THE SILENCE OF THE SEA” AND IN ROMAN POLANSKI’S “THE PIANIST”
LOVE, MUSIC AND WAR IN PIERRE BOUTRON’S “THE SILENCE OF THE SEA” AND IN ROMAN POLANSKI’S “THE PIANIST”

Summary/Abstract: The present article examines the relationship between love and music in two famous war films: Pierre Boutron’s “The Silence of the Sea” (2004) and Roman Polanski’s “The Pianist” (2002). In the first movie, music allows two lovers who cannot confess their forbidden passion to express their feelings via Bach’s pieces. In the second film, Chopin’s work opens a channel of communication between a Jewish musician and a Nazi captain, awakening compassion in the latter’s heart.

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