Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Original Title: Ida
Language: Polish
Main Cast: Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik
Pawel Pawlikowski has directed an Oscar-winning masterpiece with Ida and for those of you who haven’t seen it in the cinemas, this is one of the must-see films at the festival. A young nun in 1960’s Poland is on the brink of taking her vows when she discovers a troubling family secret at the time of Nazi occupation. It prompts her to take a journey, opening up a new world to her that challenges her strongly-held beliefs and values. Two outstanding performances dominate this film: Agata Trzebuchowska (‘Anna’) and Agata Kulesza (‘Wanda’). Frame for frame, this is truly great filmmaking.
The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw gave the film ★★★★★ and said it’s
“outstanding”
and
“an eerily beautiful road movie”.
While the Telegraph’s Tim Robey also gave it ★★★★★ and called it
“perfect”; “Ida is an immaculate, miraculous masterwork”.
And the New Yorker called it
“A film masterpiece”.
