Cold War

chanandre

[Who starts his day by skipping BF and watches this instead?/Sucker's hurt up in his dome mosdef] Sharpening my boxcutter as we speak.•This is oh so killer & hurtful. One thinks that all on love is already sung, written, acted, painted+shot: Nein. Paweł shows it ain't. THAT ending: "Let's go here instead, better view"*cut to black* Actually thought (hoped for is the word) that those pills weren't death mints: wrong▽

Matthew Martens

It sometimes seems, at least from under my sturdy rock here, as if contemporary cinema, despite containing all kinds of great, interesting, wonderful permutations, is dominated by twin pillars of banality. On one pole we have superheroes, sequels, and gazillions of dollars; on the other, a stuffed shirt crammed to bursting with self-important artfulness and prestige. Captain Marvel vs. Cold War: Eternity Stream.

VENIMOS LOS JODIMOS Y NOS FUIMOS

Si los miembros de La Academia realmente se preocupasen por premiar lo mejor del cine, hoy estaríamos alabando a COLD WAR por ser la mejor película del Oscar 2019. Demoledora historia de amor y homenaje a la música, en la que el director Paweł Pawlikovski y su fotografo Lukasz Zal confirman las virtudes mostradas en su anterior IDA (2013) y su estatura como dos grandes personalidades del cine polaco reciente a seguir

msmichel

Paelikowski's latest is a well crafted film that looks at an obsessive love affair hindered by politics, circumstance and history culminating in both catharsis and tragedy...like so many classic tales. The masterful b&w cinematography by Lukasz Zal is breathtaking throughout deserving its kudos. Casting is strong featuring strong turns by leads Tomasz Kot and Joanna Kulig.

Franklinton Underground Cinema

The B&W 1.37:1 cinematography that was visually meaningful in Ida, loses it's spiritual and moral potency in Cold War. The only spark of life was inside the Rock Around the Clock scene. Otherwise, hopelessly boring and emotionally perverse.

Ethan

The look of this film is amazing and evokes the classic European cinema but most importantly, Pawlikowski perfectly creates the feeling of unrest that the post-WWII years brought in Europe and how even in times of disarray, love can still find a way, even if it takes a few years.

Filipe F. Coutinho

Astonishing camerawork and compelling performances make this a very pleasant watch, even if a slightly cold one. Cold War feels a little too fragmented, lacking the emotional punch it tries to deliver. The time jumps and the (excessively) short and abrupt scenes prevented me from being fully invested in the central love story, but I could see the possibilities. It's a shame, as I wanted to like this more than I did.

Lynch/Fellini

While Ida was technically a better, tighter film, Pawlikowski is doing something more ambitious with Cold War, and while he doesn't quite do it perfectly, it is still a fascinating watch, and ultimately a very successful film!