Cold War (2018)
A passionate love story between two people of different backgrounds and temperaments, who are fatally mismatched, set against the background of the Cold War in the 1950s in Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia and Paris. (imdb)
Genre: Drama
AKA: Zimna wojna
Directed By: Pawel Pawlikowski
Written By: Pawel Pawlikowski, Janusz Glowacki, Piotr Borkowski
Starring: Jeanne Balibar, Borys Szyc, Cédric Kahn, Tomasz Kot, Adam Ferency, Joanna Kulig, Adam Woronowicz, Agata Kulesza, Adam Szyszkowski, Giorgio Rayzacher
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1. Post-1960s black & white photography (public: moderated by djross - 18 stars)
2. Academy Award - Oscar - ALL Best Picture, Directing, Acting & Screenplay Nominees (public - 18 stars)
3. List: Empire's five star movies (public: moderated by KasperL - 17 stars)
4. European Film Awards: Best Film (nominations) (public: moderated by Rubens - 4 stars)
5. Cold War (public: moderated by iceblox - 2 stars)
6. Cannes 2018 Official Selection (public: moderated by jagarnyfiken - 1 star)
7. Filmekimi 2018 (public: moderated by Johnny Mo - 1 star)
8. Cannes 2018 (public: moderated by Johnny Mo)
9. 2019 Academy Awards- Nominated Feature Films (Non-Documentary) (public: moderated by joel-w-m)
10. 91st Academy Awards: Nominated (public: moderated by 5Z5qjRCfM2)
11. Oscar Nominations 2019 (private: Adds - 2 stars)
12. 2: New (private: KasperL)
13. Curzon Ripon (private: mandy)
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| May 21 |  |
Aysegulkoc | 87 73% |
| May 21 | apm2091 | 85 91% |
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| May 19 |  |
kliun | 76 79% |
| May 19 |  |
imajidkord | 60 67% |
| May 15 | bidola | 84 79% |
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| May 11 |  |
mrkacmaz | 74 21% |
| May 11 |  |
norval_jones | 82 75% |
| May 10 | LYiSbf | 96 % |
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| May 08 |  |
bof | 81 85% |
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We learned more from a three-minute folk song romanticizing doomed love and death, baby, than we ever learned from communist re-education.
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| May 06 | 5Z5qjRCfM2 | 70 76% |
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| May 04 |  |
melancholiaa | 65 29% |
| May 04 | aliosmanoglu | 74 60% |
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metecant7 | 55 13% |
| May 02 | topitop | 75 68% |
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ninelives | 94 82% |
| Apr 29 | Huisas1337 | 45 7% |
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wunderboyxD | 80 46% |
| Apr 29 | martin! | 68 21% |
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VinegarBob | 75 67% |
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dead man | 87 76% |
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bridggedale | 90 97% |
| Apr 26 |  |
Mr.Cinema | 68 76% |
| Apr 23 | LordCouture | 59 54% |
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| Apr 23 | AHALE80 | 90 % |
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| Apr 22 | xxenomorphx | 60 16% |
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| Apr 22 |  |
Yiannos | 63 50% |
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Pawlikowski knows what he is doing, even if he seems overly concerned with creating a 'classy' impression. Shot in stark B+W like Ida, its frames aren't as reliant on negative space, which makes it less compelling to watch, and the story of doomed love set against a turbulent political backdrop pushes it closer to conventional awards territory, but it's certainly well shot and acted. Shame that the compressed timeline ensures that it's never terribly involving (emotionally).
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| Apr 22 |  |
alidemirbas | 65 54% |
| Apr 22 |  |
karlson | 78 71% |
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Joanna Kulig steels the show, an impressive performance in a very well made movie. excellent cinematography, directing and everything. And oh yes, the blackandwhite… it actually works.
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| Apr 21 | Rearwindow | 75 14% |
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mehmetşerif | 80 48% |
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Phelipe | 98 98% |
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matthewmj336 | 93 86% |
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| Apr 14 | kgWbLv | 78 % |
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| Apr 13 | umud1441 | 74 41% |
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hayriblock | 85 87% |
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Alsam | 68 17% |
| Apr 09 |  |
VeLiKi | 70 33% |
| Apr 08 | sinabsinthe | 78 74% |
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| Apr 07 | saskolozz | 81 70% |
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Veterini | 74 45% |
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sylvie | 90 95% |
| Apr 04 | invention | 3 60% |
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dundjay | 49 18% |
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| Apr 03 | akilesh | 82 76% |
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nihilcthulhu | 90 88% |
| Apr 03 | kordkarimi | 60 21% |
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k.t | 77 72% |
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sebby | 60 41% |
| Mar 31 | Danwo | 55 4% |
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| Mar 30 |  |
bilalemre | 73 77% |
| Mar 30 | skb2933 | 90 84% |
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| Mar 30 | kjones77 | 80 70% |
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pietias231 | 79 68% |
| Mar 29 | XOI7M7 | 80 % |
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| Mar 29 |  |
uluocakkerem | 85 91% |
| Mar 29 | CMWL | 1 % |
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| Mar 26 |  |
drdutw | 73 41% |
| Mar 24 | skydog | 70 23% |
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| Mar 23 |  |
peyrin | 70 53% |
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Now that's some extremely sweet use of 4:3 B&W. Suffocating, intimate, but still vast and sweeping when necessary. Unfortunately though I do have to agree with the folks that had a hard time getting invested into anything beyond the aesthetics - the romance leaping from crossroads to crossroads with little development in between was kinda disappointing.
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| Mar 21 |  |
DarrenCB | 90 84% |
| Mar 21 |  |
xybydy | 81 69% |
| Mar 21 | Sts95 | 40 10% |
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| Mar 20 |  |
teddi | 85 93% |
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Utterly brilliant shots in this movie that will be stuck in my mind forever. The poetic fatality of the storyline is remarkably moving and exquisitely developed.
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| Mar 20 |  |
bad_juice | 25 18% |
| Mar 20 | jamieburton | 85 48% |
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| Mar 20 | bald_fraud | 72 22% |
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| Mar 19 |  |
drawingboard | 60 19% |
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The Behzad | 85 88% |
| Mar 19 | Teacher | 50 14% |
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| Mar 19 | klemLS | 95 50% |
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| Mar 18 | apsays | 53 32% |
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hemesdtnt | 80 40% |
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altug | 84 87% |
| Mar 15 | al bundy | 75 43% |
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| Mar 15 |  |
Zepfanman | 75 11% |
| Mar 15 | mb9607 | 80 % |
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| Mar 14 |  |
KenarZencisi | 85 76% |
| Mar 11 |  |
P u l p | 74 73% |
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Love has no borders; countries have.
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| Mar 11 | elimpe | 83 89% |
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| Mar 11 | taje | 85 63% |
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| Mar 09 | Ruh | 79 59% |
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| Mar 09 | erlandme | 88 50% |
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| Mar 09 |  |
coolcoolcool | 76 44% |
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AsiaEagles | 77 47% |
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Nemo_91 | 75 25% |
| Mar 08 | begbeg | 60 41% |
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krf7 | 70 47% |
| Mar 08 | mrci | 49 20% |
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ozleem | 80 63% |
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imaranca | 98 97% |
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doyone | 70 49% |
| Mar 02 | jpotII | 50 47% |
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Escorpião
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| Mar 02 |  |
cawerd | 65 52% |
| Mar 02 |  |
lemonglow | 57 40% |
| Mar 01 |  |
Judo Koala | 81 82% |
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I can think of few directors whose command of historicity matches that of Pawlikowski's -- through set design, through score, through costuming and frame ratio. Every shot is thoroughly crafted with an unyielding eye for smouldering beauty and minute detail; every shot is, in essence, a love story to Eastern Europe.
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| Mar 01 | fYJQI6 | 100 % |
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vanillabear | 69 44% |
| Mar 01 | volkantaner | 75 50% |
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| Feb 28 | shulien | 81 4% |
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| Feb 27 | suleymnpeter | 85 84% |
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| Feb 26 | kadiogluba | 80 76% |
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| Feb 25 | palfi | 75 60% |
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Enverovic | 50 17% |
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Facastro | 80 90% |
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CCLZA | 90 95% |
| Feb 25 | RodopLu | 62 42% |
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| Feb 24 |  |
Bown | 84 73% |
| Feb 24 | muster07 | 73 19% |
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| Feb 24 | Roman_Herbom | 50 21% |
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katatonic | 85 57% |
| Feb 24 | zak83 | 80 54% |
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tahazerr | 70 64% |
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Stera | 41 50% |
| Feb 24 | kmb43xgame | 93 81% |
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| Feb 23 | qwertyes | 90 93% |
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| Feb 23 |  |
Oliveira | 82 75% |
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kronstadtli | 70 47% |
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benguca | 75 24% |
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FreddieQuell | 75 64% |
| Feb 21 |  |
alexlma | 9 88% |
| Feb 21 |  |
Darren | 74 60% |
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Needed to be like 2 hours longer and more strippped down and directed by Antonioni
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| Feb 21 |  |
eats-almonds | 4 54% |
| Feb 21 | areoharewhy | 8 84% |
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Seethruskin | 4 53% |
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More like blah blah land amirite folx
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| Feb 20 | mamaska | 55 8% |
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ManInBlack | 6 36% |
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omeraksy | 92 96% |
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gunaraf | 82 75% |
| Feb 18 | henrybr | 74 37% |
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qkalsa | 90 64% |
| Feb 18 | mesela | 77 54% |
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| Feb 18 |  |
Cloudynow | 79 88% |
| Feb 17 | Zangin | 70 62% |
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A great movie with excellent visuals and surprisingly engaging music performances. My favorite part of this film though is how the historical setting is perfectly integrated into these lovers' lives so that it emphasizes, and not overshadows, this intimate narrative. I will say though that both of the lovers could have been characterized better - the motivations (or lack thereof) for their actions is not always effectively communicated to the audience.
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| Feb 17 | sourheart | 88 75% |
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Beautiful storytelling, incredible how he accomplishes it in 90 minutes. Anyone who doesnt understand why they went back is a cop.
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| Feb 17 | ozgurhancer | 80 55% |
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| Feb 16 | akinaydin | 69 9% |
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| Feb 15 |  |
Aira | 75 50% |
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LadyStardust | 80 68% |
| Feb 13 |  |
educhristoph | 85 91% |
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Mr.Kubrick | 76 71% |
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Batty | 80 74% |
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Tumerens | 93 86% |
| Feb 13 | yagmurggor | 65 22% |
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| Feb 13 | abdllhkvcn | 88 53% |
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| Feb 12 | LukieLegend | 85 85% |
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| Feb 12 | unNcj8 | 85 % |
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| Feb 12 | yasirb | 71 46% |
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| Feb 12 | mohammad0065 | 50 8% |
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| Feb 11 |  |
agirdir | 70 37% |
| Feb 11 |  |
kk3thess | 75 75% |
| Feb 11 |  |
rebeccalex | 80 68% |
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Love always wins! Beautiful visuals throughout.
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| Feb 11 |  |
Ross | 55 51% |
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Glorious runtime! You have to respect the ambition of telling an epic love tragedy in 85 minutes. Unfortunately it doesn’t really work. I didn’t believe in their initial love which is the foundation for the rest of the film. I still enjoyed the closely trimmed, almost abrupt, storytelling technique.
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| Feb 11 |  |
navid.g | 78 51% |
| Feb 11 |  |
feublo | 85 78% |
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A subtle display of love's true capacity between two hearts. Without saying much, it's heavy visuals build on this desirable war that deems one brutal, clear escape. Perhaps one of my favourite cinemas aesthetically in 2018, and although I wasn't personally entwined with it, I can appreciate how simply beautiful this is as a whole.
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| Feb 11 |  |
payami | 74 51% |
| Feb 11 |  |
deaddilly | 95 98% |
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Pawlikowski on the sheer power of love. Where love transcends rule, then where love transcends war, and eventually, where love transcends life itself. Every moment feels so exact in its gentle importance to helping us understand the presence of love without ever needing to understand the lovers themselves. I'm in awe of it's simplistic perfection.
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| Feb 10 | lang95 | 63 47% |
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| Feb 10 | EllenMarie79 | 90 63% |
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| Feb 10 | eliasm | 65 21% |
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cankutozturk | 74 37% |
| Feb 10 | asenayildizz | 83 47% |
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| Feb 09 | cayh | 80 72% |
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Iulius E. S. | 90 84% |
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HartPURO | 70 32% |
| Feb 09 | mikeparasol | 87 79% |
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VengefulKBM | 70 51% |
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jeanhuxley | 80 68% |
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tulkas_ | 75 18% |
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The cinematography was amazing! But somehow the script went a bit weird for me. Maybe this much anti-communism ruined it, if you ask me.
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| Feb 07 |  |
nforvendetta | 59 42% |
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| Feb 07 | hivda | 100 97% |
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ecalder | 39 6% |
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clayj41 | 70 49% |
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ulashbulut | 65 21% |
| Feb 06 |  |
joel-w-m | 85 92% |
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A masterpiece in visual storytelling-not a shot nor a line of dialogue feels wasted, and remarkably the film is able to span 10+ years and multiple countries in 90 minutes without feeling rushed or choppy. The characters and the romance plot do lack a bit of substance, but somehow the stunning cinematography and strong, subtle turns from the two leads together are able to convey an intangible sort of depth hidden in the passionate looks of the couple and the probing, poignant eye of the camera.
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| Feb 05 |  |
finchereznor | 70 31% |
| Feb 05 | mericsenyuz | 84 87% |
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gamzeknc | 79 41% |
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| Feb 05 |  |
Suda Balık | 85 71% |
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Kavu | 91 96% |
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Absolutely brilliant from Pawlikowski. Shooting, directing, acting, writing, all top notch.
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| Feb 04 |  |
dennerik | 78 59% |
| Feb 03 | jimmyjazz | 70 46% |
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| Feb 03 | sellis | 86 77% |
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Jaw droppingly gorgeous. The fluidity of the images (even in the jarring cuts to black) makes it an entertaining watch. I like the lean-ness of the runtime in theory. But I don’t get a sense of who Zula is. The film is in the pianist’s POV, but I’m not sure it’s in the design of the film to think she just kind of sucks. But I have to grade this highly for the beauty, emphasis on tone, and amazing music.
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| Feb 03 |  |
gokseltuzun | 79 47% |
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Not so good and strong. @ev 3rd February 19
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| Feb 03 | gdlwsk | 85 89% |
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fenixdown | 81 76% |
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Possibly the coolest looking movie of 2018.
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| Feb 03 | CarsonWid | 71 61% |
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darkrider95 | 90 96% |
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nmroshan | 79 48% |
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| Jan 29 | Berkzen | 79 72% |
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| Jan 29 |  |
felipelahm | 50 33% |
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It’s written “high art critic about communism” all over it as two musician lovers drift through Europe along two decades living the ups and downs of forced exile. Beautiful music, pleasant cinematography but all filled with that good taste alarm that makes this precise if not just distant and meaninglessly elegant.
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| Jan 29 | Reavic | 50 42% |
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| Jan 28 | juandr | 91 49% |
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| Jan 28 |  |
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randgrior | 70 27% |
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TrixRabbi | 71 33% |
| Jan 27 | paintedbird | 80 % |
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| Jan 27 |  |
karatoprak | 73 47% |
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i had to look at the dictionary to briefly spell out the problem of cold war and it is "to cut off nose to spite face."
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| Jan 27 |  |
scott.mcc | 80 86% |
| Jan 26 | senolatnap | 80 81% |
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| Jan 26 |  |
stoickov | 80 67% |
| Jan 26 |  |
Corbad | 85 89% |
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The story is subtle, communicating meaning in looks, silence, and music. This—enhanced by absolutely exquisite cinematography—benefits the soft, delicate tone of the whole but diminishes the power of the central romance, its entire development delivered in a moment or two of subtext. Yet, though not an intimate portrait, it remains a beautiful picture.
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| Jan 26 |  |
SeanBerndorff | 75 64% |
| Jan 26 | selam41 | 85 43% |
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| Jan 25 |  |
gabitheizen | 86 72% |
| Jan 25 | mefeçe | 75 36% |
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| Jan 25 |  |
quotidian | 6 24% |
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TMDaines | 90 93% |
| Jan 25 | DamienTC | 86 90% |
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| Jan 24 | mvsilva | 81 61% |
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| Jan 23 | zwyk | 78 80% |
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It's an experience, visually gorgeous, very good music. The love story is very touching. The sporadic reunions while the musician is out of Poland can be seen as an image of how little they've seen each other during that period. The end, on the other hand, is disappointing, it just looks like they didn't know where to take the script to.
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| Jan 23 | bmmello | 84 78% |
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