Wednesday February 2nd 2022

Poland  2018     88 minutes
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Starring: Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot

Pawel Pawlikowski dedicated this film to his parents, and although a work of fiction he has apparently captured much of their troubled relationship. Wiktor is a professional musician, touring villages in post-war Poland seeking out talent for a newly formed centre of socialist folk art. He meets Zula, an attractive and strong-willed singer, and the two fall hopelessly in love, despite their wildly different temperaments. The story of their turbulent love affair is told in episodes in several different countries, all also facing rapid change .The film gains much from the beautiful black-and-white photography which distinguished Ida, Pawlikowski’s award-winning earlier film.