No. 3 (2019) Cold War. Jan 20th.

Film No. 3 (2019) Jan. 20th.  8.00 PM  PIAF Film Festival, The Pines Joondalup.

"He mistook me for my mother, and a knife showed him the difference". (Zula explains the truth to a rumour Wiktor had heard relating to her past).

Sitting out in the open, with  warm Perth air wafting over me, while watching a brilliantly told love story on the big screen last Sunday eve has left an impression. Cold War, the latest Pawel Pawlikowski (Ida) film, is a deeply affecting love story, an example of quality film-making. Wiktor (Tomasz Kot) and Zula (Joanna Kulig) find each other through art (performing) because of the cold war. It's love with depth, this is made obvious from the very first crisp black and white digital image. Zula is besotted but won't elope at a key moment early in this tale. Their love however endures ('49 till early 60's), but their meetings can only be consummated with fleeting passionate rendezvous across 4 European countries. The final scenes cleverly capture a six year time lapse that etches a mark into our compassionate sensibilities. Life is littered with sliding door moments, Cold War reminds us in clear, crisp black and white terms of this fact. 11GUMS.