Cold War
A haunted postwar epic in miniature, like a novel written with the careful, precise economy of a short story.
Cold War
Cold War is a passionate love story about a man and a woman who meet in the ruins of post-war Poland. With vastly different backgrounds and temperaments, they are fatefully mismatched and yet condemned to each other.
Set against the background of the Cold War in 1950s Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia and Paris, it’s the tale of a couple separated by politics, character flaws and unfortunate twists of fate — an impossible love story in impossible times.
Set against the background of the Cold War in 1950s Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia and Paris, it’s the tale of a couple separated by politics, character flaws and unfortunate twists of fate — an impossible love story in impossible times.
Genre
Drama,
Music,
Romance
Runtime
88
Language
Polish,
French,
German,
Russian,
Italian,
Croatian
Director
Pawel Pawlikowski
Cast
Joanna Kulig,
Tomasz Kot
Awards:
Winner, Best Director, Cannes Film Festival
Nominee, Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival
Nominee, Best Cinematography, Academy Awards
Nominee, Best Director, Academy Awards
Nominee, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards
MOREFEATURED REVIEW
Emily Yoshida, New York Magazine/Vulture
Like nearly any Broadway musical you can think of, 'Cold War' is a love story told through love songs. They start off early in the film, sung by peasants in rural postwar Poland, plaintive, heart-piercing melodies about impossible loves. Whether the voices spring from the careworn faces of graying ...
Played at
NoHo 7 10.23.18 - 10.23.18
Royal 12.21.18 - 2.14.19
Playhouse 7 1.11.19 - 3.07.19
Town Center 5 1.11.19 - 2.14.19
Claremont 5 1.25.19 - 2.12.19
Glendale 1.25.19 - 2.14.19
Monica Film Center 2.15.19 - 3.07.19
Lumiere Music Hall 3.08.19 - 3.21.19
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