Synopsis
In 1960s Poland, Anna, a young novice nun, is told by her prioress that before her vows can be taken, she is to visit her family. Anna visits her aunt Wanda, a judge and former prosecutor associated with the Stalinist regime, who reveals that Anna's actual name is Ida Lebenstein, and that her Jewish parents were murdered during the war. Ida decides she wants to find their resting place, and she and Wanda embark on a journey that both sheds light on their past, and decides their futures. Filmed in black & white by Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski (My Summer of Love), Ida has been hailed as a "masterpiece" with "images so distinct and powerful that they sharpen our senses" by the New Yorker and "an immaculate, miraculous masterwork" by The Telegraph.
Pawel Pawlikowski--Poland/Denmark--2013--80 mins.
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Release Date: Sep 23, 2014
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JohnH#1
LIke other reviewers I was bowled over by the camerawork. Makes me wonder why more films aren't
shot in black and white, somehow makes me pay attention to the story and not to the color. And the
story in Ida is important. One of the best films I have ever seen.
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RCastell#1
A slow-moving but rewarding story of identity found and innocence lost. The black and white
cinematography is perfect for setting the mood of bleak 1960's-era Communist Poland. I felt that some
of the interim scenes (people walking, driving, etc.) could have been edited a little, and the ending
was just a bit ambiguous, but the great acting, directing and story far outweigh these minor quibbles.
Genius is still alive and well in world cinema.
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Mr.Ascher#1
It was only after I watched an interview with the director that I realized that Ida, a black-and-
white movie, had been filmed in 2013. I thought it had been made in the early 1960s, the
time period it's set in. That's how remarkable and careful the details are. A young Polish
nun, orphaned by WWII, discovers she has a family just before she's supposed to take her
vows. She meets her chain-smoking, hard-drinking, sex-loving Communist aunt, and the
two go on a road trip to find out what happened to other members of the family, who were
Jewish. The two form an unlikely bond, developed with little dialog and some extraordinary
cinematography, and eventually discover more about themselves. The framing of many
scenes is very unusual---the characters are placed at the bottom, their lower halves often
cropped off, as if the cameraman had made a rookie mistake. But no, it's intentional, and
gives the sense of an oppressive world looming above.
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Laurence#2
Ida is an extraordinarily beautiful film, shot in sensuous black and white. Every frame, in rectangular
4x3 format, is a perfectly composed visual image that draws the viewer into the intensely moving and
emotionally devastating story. This is a true work of cinematic art of the highest order.
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