Title: Ida
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Original title: Ida
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Directors: Pawel
Pawlikowski
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Year: 2013
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Country: Poland
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Language: Polish
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★ ★ ★ ★ ✬
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Ida has been one of the most awarded films of 2014,
including the BFI London Film Festival
and the European Film Award as best picture.
The film
takes place in Poland during the 60’s; the injuries of the World War II are closing
and the communist party controls the country. Anna is a young novice who wants
to become a nun, but her prioress asks her to visit her family before taking the
vows. The only living relative is her aunt Wanda, who works for the government
as a judge.
They are two opposed kind of people: Anna is a religious and ascetic woman and Wanda works for the communist regime, drinks and lives a liberal
life. They have very different ways to see the things, but that is not the
central topic of the film.
The real
story begins when Wanda reveals that Anna’s parents were Jewish and her real
name is Ida. Then, she needs to visit their grave places and get in touch with
her past.
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It
allows the audience to feel immersed in the story and, above all,
creates visual parameters around the characters, whose emotions are
highlighted in a beautiful way.
The two main
actresses, Agata
Trzebuchowska and Agata Kulesza, made very good performances and they have been
recognized with several awards' nominations.
This is a
non-commercial movie, but it has been well-received by the public all along Europe.
Did you watch it at the cinema?
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