Cold War
2018, drama, love, music, war
88 minutes
A man and a woman meet in the ruins of post-war Poland. With vastly different backgrounds and temperaments, they are fatally mismatched and yet drawn to each other.
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10
Evan Popplestone of Cinema's Fringes
2018-09-02
It’s a truly emotive and passionate work - not in the sense of being manipulative but in the sense of a pure poetry and artistry which has gone into every single moment of screen time.
10
2018-09-11
Cold War is an absolutely charming piece that explores the theme of passionate love between two individuals whose feelings for each other will have to circumvent the shattering war, communism, geographical distance, and of course years of time as well. Read more
9.1
2019-01-21
It’s a love story that transcends time. I cannot do anything else but recommend this film, to you and everyone else. Read more
9.0
2019-01-30
Pawlikowski uses music to inform a shifting relationship; he uses a relationship to illustrate changing global politics; he leans on an impossible political situation to articulate insurmountable challenges within a relationship. The result is poetry. Read more
9.0
2019-01-23
A film that will chill the hearts of its viewers due to the tragic and heartbreakingly rough journey of love these hapless lovers endure over the course of the film’s barely 90 minute runtime. Read more
9.0
2018-12-23
Not a moment is wasted and every single frame is extraordinary. For those that like their cinema finely cut and quietly passionate this is unmissable. Nothing burns like the cold. Read more
9.0
2018-12-16
Actually could have been a touch longer, to detail a bit more of the characters’ predicaments, yet its fast pace, coupled with its use of history as an intermittent backdrop to love, is strangely, hauntingly unique. Read more
9.0
2018-06-21
Director of the instant classic IDA returns with an equally stunning "melodrama" dealing with Polish identity, war allegiances and the inability to settle down, all harmonically tied together by sumptuous music... Read more
8.0
2019-02-13
A beautiful film that speaks about the complexity of human emotion. Read more
8.0
2018-12-04
It is a simply told, beautifully composed piece of work in which the black-and-white cinematography by Lukasz Zal enhances the dramatic tones of a decadent and ultimately tragic romance. Read more
In other languages
10
2018-12-04
Pawlikowski’s filmstijl is een nieuwe viering van het verstillende zwart-wit dat Ida (2013) tot een succes maakte. Mede door de contrastrijke fotografie wanen we ons daadwerkelijk in het verleden. Read more
10
2018-10-14
Pawlikowski is wat dat betreft echt een meester. Beeld en verhaal gaan perfect samen. Read more
9.0
2018-11-24
Het doet de kijker tegelijk realiseren hoe kostbaar tijd is en hoe het uit onze vingers glipt. Read more
9.0
2018-09-30
De lengte van Cold War is precies goed, de zwart-beelden zijn sfeerversterkend en de afsluitende metafoor is ijzersterk. Oi-joi-joi. Read more
8.5
2019-05-05
Cold War begint speels, maar ontwikkeld zich al snel tot volwaardige liefdesgeschiedenis inclusief aangrijpend tijdsbeeld en fantastische soundtrack. Read more
8.0
2019-04-09
Cold War is visueel oogstrelend en ontvouwt op prachtige wijze een verhaal over een onmogelijke liefde. Read more
8.0
2018-10-16
De hoofdrolspelers verkopen dit liefdesverhaal op overtuigende wijze. Voeg daarnaast nog een muzikale laag toe die als rode draad door de film loopt en je hebt een prachtige, mooie film. Read more
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