Category: Polish cinema
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Chastity and Carnality Shot in Monochrome: Pawlikowski’s “Ida”
Pawlikowski once said that “Ida doesn’t set out to explain history. That’s not what it’s about. The story is focused on very concrete and complex characters who are full of humanity with all its paradoxes. They’re not pawns used to illustrate some version of history or an ideology.” I find this to be immensely…
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Three Colors: Blue (Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1993) “Blue Is the Coldest Color”
Three Colors: Blue came out half a year after the Maastricht Treaty was signed, transforming the European Community into the European Union. The film was supported by the Council of Europe, but mostly financed by the French. It celebrates the idea of the European unity and integration, but also the three principles of the French…
Vigour of Film Lines 