Many times, although it sounds corny, powerful feelings can cross borders and move people miles away, or who don’t necessarily have the same cultural background. We can talk about love but we can also talk about that kind of special cinema that can come from the most hidden corner of Europe and move you as if it were the great story of your neighborhood. It is a bit the case of ‘Cold War’.
It is not a hidden corner to the extreme, it is about Poland, but it is not often that a film reaches the transcendence that this one has achieved. masterful work by Paweł Pawlikowski. Best direction at the Cannes Film Festival, many awards and would even have won the Oscars in the foreign category if it hadn’t been for Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Roma’. And, even so, his sensational story gave him the opportunity to overcome the niche and be nominated in photography and direction in said awards.
hearts at war
The film is available on platforms such as Amazon Prime Video, Filmin or HBO Max. In this last It will only be available until November 10, this Thursday, which is an excuse to recommend it again because we are facing one of the best romantic stories of recent years. A complex love in unfavorable circumstances, but that is capable of withstanding both the passage of time and distance.
The Cold War of the title also refers to the historical context in which it occurs, moving through the Soviet Union and neighboring regions through two characters with different contexts and characters, a music director resigned to making Stalinist propaganda and a non-conformist singer who is looking for whatever exile from the communist regime. Nevertheless, their emotional ties are strongand fate will take care of bringing them together over time.
The Pawlikowski direction is the one that ends up propelling an exquisite love story, already remarkable for its way of accommodating affection and passion as well as beauty and art. With the collaboration of Lukasz Zal, he creates exquisite black and white photography that beautifully covers the ideas he seeks to explore, also using the academic format to highlight the boxed-in feeling experienced by the protagonists.
‘Cold War’: black and white adult romance
Paweł manages to make the story captivating and does not lose its pulse despite the time jumps and changes of scenery that are so frontal. Your storytelling is excellent.and its staging is exquisite at all times, creating impressive sequences where the vividness of the movements and the strength of the music stand out.
The film is riddled with heart-wrenching moments, because that’s how well plotted this complex, adult romance is. Without going into details, the final shot is one where you are absolutely speechless at how awesome it is. There are many details to appreciate and taste in ‘Cold War’, a really brilliant movie what you should see or retrieve.