Review: Pawel Pawlikowski's 'Cold War' is a stunning, white-hot romance
by Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Dec 24, 2018
3 minutes
Giving the lie to its frigid title, "Cold War" smolders and even burns with the gorgeous, intoxicating atmosphere of star-crossed romance.
Passionate, tempestuous, haunting and assured, this latest from writer-director Pawel Pawlikowski explores, as did his Oscar-winning "Ida," Poland's recent past, resulting in a potent emotional story with political overtones that plays impeccably today.
Greatly admired at Cannes, where Pawlikowski took home the director prize, "Cold War" also dominated the recent European Film Awards (winning for film, director, actress and others) and has emerged as a strong rival for "Roma" in this year's
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