Umlawuli wefilimu Roman Polanski Kutshanje ubanjiwe eSwitzerland, xa wayezokulanda ibhaso, ngenxa yomyalelo wokuba abuyiselwe eMelika ukusukela ngonyaka we-1977, xa wayetyholwa ngokudlwengula umntwana. Ukusukela ngoko, uPolanski khange abeke nyawo kumhlaba waseMelika nokuba aqokelele u-Oscar wakhe ukuba abe ngumlawuli obalaseleyo we "Pianist."
Oku kugcinwa kukwavelisa ukungqubana okuninzi kurhulumente phakathi kweFrance neSwitzerland.
Kodwa, ewe, iindaba ngoku kukuba uPolanski unika imiyalelo entolongweni ukuba agqibe i-OST yefilimu yakhe yamva nje, egqibe ukudubula, ngaphambi nje kokuba abanjwe, ukuba ayilungele inkulumbuso ngokukhawuleza.
Su Umboniso bhanyabhanya omtsha obizwa ngokuba nguMoya, esekwe kwincwadi ka-Robert Harris, ebhalwe ngumbhali omnye, ebalisa ibali le-Nkulumbuso yase-Bhritane (u-Pierce Brosnan) otyholwa ngolwaphulo-mthetho lwemfazwe. Abalingisi baquka amanye amagama amakhulu njengo-Ewan McGregor noTom Wilkinson.