Ida (2013)
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Anna, a young novitiate in 1960s Poland, is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a family secret dating back to the years of the German occupation.
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Frame by frame, Ida looks resplendently bleak, its stunning monochromes combining with the inevitable gloomy Polish weather and communist-era deprivations to create a harsh, unforgiving environment.
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Ida unfolds partly as chamber play and partly as road movie, following the two women on a search for their dead beloveds' anonymous graves.
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Both actresses are extraordinary, but Kulesza — bitter, sarcastic and tragic — carries the movie’s soul.
83
Just as austere and demanding as you'd expect a black-and-white film about a Polish nun to be. Don't let that scare you, though.
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If it does suffer slightly from an overall lack of urgency that will mean those looking for a more directly emotive experience may find it hard to engage with, the more patient viewer has rewards in store that are rich and rare indeed.
