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Cold War (Polish: Zimna wojna) is a 2018 historical drama film directed by Paweł Pawlikowski, who co-wrote the screenplay with Janusz Głowacki and Piotr Borkowski.[7] It is an international co-production by producers in Poland, France and the United Kingdom. Set in Poland and France during the Cold War from the late 1940s until the 1960s, the story follows a musical director (Tomasz Kot) who discovers a young singer (Joanna Kulig), exploring their subsequent love story over the years. The film, which was loosely inspired by the lives of Pawlikowski's parents, also features Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza, Cédric Kahn and Jeanne Balibar in supporting roles.

Cold War
Theatrical release poster
Polish	Zimna wojna
Directed by	Paweł Pawlikowski
Written by	Paweł Pawlikowski Janusz Głowacki Piotr Borkowski
Produced by	Tanya Seghatchian Ewa Puszczyńska
Starring	Joanna Kulig Tomasz Kot Borys Szyc Agata Kulesza Cédric Kahn Jeanne Balibar
Cinematography	Łukasz Żal
Edited by	Jaroslaw Kaminski
Production companies	Opus Film Polish Film Institute MK2 Films Film4 BFI Protagonist Pictures Apocalypso Pictures MK Productions[lower-alpha 1]
Distributed by	Kino Świat (Poland) Diaphana Films (France) Curzon Artificial Eye (United Kingdom)
Release dates	10 May 2018 (2018-05-10) (Cannes) 8 June 2018 (2018-06-08) (Poland) 31 August 2018 (2018-08-31) (United Kingdom) 24 October 2018 (2018-10-24) (France)
Running time	88 minutes
Countries	Poland France United Kingdom
Languages	Polish French
Budget	€4.3 million (~USD$4.8 million)[5]
Box office	$20.5 million[6]

Cold War premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival on 10 May 2018. Critics praised its acting, screenplay, direction and cinematography. The film has received numerous accolades, including three nominations at the 91st Academy Awards (Best Foreign Language Film, Best Director and Best Cinematography) and four at the 72nd BAFTA Film Awards, as well as six awards from seven nominations at the 31st European Film Awards, winning the main Best Film Award.

Plot

In post-World War II Poland, Wiktor and Irena are holding auditions for a state-sponsored folk music ensemble. Wiktor's attention is immediately captured by Zula, an ambitious and captivating young woman who is faking a peasant identity and is on probation after attacking her abusive father. Wiktor and Zula quickly develop a strong, obsessive attraction and have sex after a performance. Wiktor and Irena are pressured by bureaucrats to include pro-Communist and pro-Stalinist propaganda in their performances—in exchange, the troupe would be allowed to tour the Eastern Bloc. Wiktor and Irena are opposed to this, but the career-driven, opportunistic Kaczmarek agrees, and a resentful Irena quits. Kaczmarek is also interested in Zula and pressures her into spying on Wiktor for him, but Zula does not reveal any incriminating information. The ensemble visits East Berlin, Wiktor plans to flee to the west with Zula, and the two affirm their love and passion. Zula fails to come to the rendezvous with Wiktor and he crosses the border alone.

Years later, Zula meets Wiktor in Paris, where he is working at a jazz club. They both have other partners but their continued mutual attraction is clear. When Wiktor asks Zula why she failed to appear with him to cross the border, she says that she lacked confidence in herself. A year later, Wiktor attends one of the troupe's performances in Yugoslavia, where Zula spots him in the audience and becomes visibly shaken. Two years later, Wiktor is working as a film score composer in Paris, where Zula reunites with him. She has married another man to obtain a visa so that she could travel to Paris and be with Wiktor. Wiktor attempts to build a singing career for Zula. He embellishes her backstory to make her more interesting to film producer Michel, which annoys Zula. Zula becomes jealous of Wiktor's past lovers, and as work on her record strains their relationship, she begins to drink heavily and misbehave in public. Wiktor and Zula finish Zula's record, but a disappointed Zula remains frustrated and unhappy. She reveals that she had an affair with Michel and insults Wiktor, and he strikes her. She later disappears, and Wiktor confronts Michel, who reveals she has returned to Poland.

Against the advice of a Polish embassy official in Paris, Wiktor returns to Poland. Zula meets with him at a work camp, where he reveals that he has been sentenced to a "generous" 15 years of hard labor on charges of defecting and espionage; his hand is visibly disfigured. Zula promises to free him. Five years later, a freed Wiktor meets with Kaczmarek at a club where Zula, now a barely-functioning alcoholic, is performing. Zula arranged for an early release for Wiktor by agreeing to marry Kaczmarek, and now has a young son with him. Wiktor and Zula escape to a bathroom together, where a miserable and defeated Zula begs Wiktor to rescue her. The two take a bus to an abandoned church seen at the beginning of the film, where they exchange marriage vows and prepare to commit suicide together. After ingesting pills, the couple is seen sitting outside, observing the landscape. Zula suggests they view it "from the other side," and the two stand and depart from view, as wheat fields sway in the wind.

Cast

Reception

Box office

Cold War grossed $4.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $15.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $20.5 million.[6]

In the film's opening weekend in the United States it made $54,353 from three theaters, an average of $18,118 per venue.[8] In its sixth weekend of release, following its three Oscar nominations, the film made $571,650 from 111 theaters.[9]

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 252 reviews, and an average rating of 8.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "With a brilliantly stark visual aesthetic to match its lean narrative, Cold War doesn't waste a moment of its brief running time — and doesn't skimp on its bittersweet emotional impact."[10] Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 90 out of 100, based on 45 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[11]

Giuseppe Sedia of the Krakow Post wrote, "...less hieratic than Ida, Cold War has a lot to offer to the audience. Maybe Pawlikowski would have not won Best Director Award at Cannes if it wasn't for the sumptuous acting displayed in this cruel, jazz-drenched and Mizoguchi-esque tale of two lovers".[12]

Accolades

Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Academy Awards	Best Director	Paweł Pawlikowski	Nominated	[13]
	Best Foreign Language Film		Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Łukasz Żal	Nominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Best Non-English Film	Cold War	Nominated	[14]
American Society of Cinematographers	Outstanding Cinematography	Łukasz Żal	Won	[15]
Belgian Film Critics Association	Grand Prix	Cold War	Won	[16]
BAFTA Awards	Best Direction	Paweł Pawlikowski	Nominated	[17][18]
	Best Original Screenplay	Janusz Głowacki and Paweł Pawlikowski	Nominated
	Best Film Not in the English Language	Cold War	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Łukasz Żal	Nominated
British Independent Film Awards	Best International Independent Film	Paweł Pawlikowski, Janusz Głowacki, Ewa Puszczynska and Tanya Seghatchian	Nominated	[19]
Cannes Film Festival	Best Director	Paweł Pawlikowski	Won	[20]
	Palme d'Or		Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Foreign Language Film	Cold War	Nominated	[21]
	Best Cinematography	Łukasz Żal	Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	Best Foreign Language Film	Cold War	Nominated	[22]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	Best Foreign Language Film	Cold War	Runner-up	[23]
European Film Awards	Best Film	Cold War	Won	[24]
	Best Director	Paweł Pawlikowski	Won
	Best Screenwriter	Paweł Pawlikowski	Won
	Best Actress	Joanna Kulig	Won
	Best Actor	Tomasz Kot	Nominated
	Best Editor	Jarosław Kamiński	Won
	People's Choice Award	Cold War	Won	[25][26]
Florida Film Critics Circle	Best Cinematography	Lukasz Zal	Won	[27]
Gaudí Awards	Best European Film	Cold War	Won	[28]
Goya Awards	Best European Film	Cold War	Won	[29]
Guldbagge Awards	Best Foreign Film	Paweł Pawlikowski	Nominated	[30]
Houston Film Critics Society	Best Foreign Language Film	Cold War	Nominated	[31]
Location Managers Guild Awards	Outstanding Locations in Period Film	Bartosz Bednarz, Michal Sliwkiewicz	Nominated	[32]
National Board of Review	Best Foreign Language Film	Cold War	Won	[33]
New York Film Critics Circle	Best Foreign Language Film	Cold War	Won	[34]
New York Film Critics Online	Best Foreign Language Film	Cold War	Won	[35]
San Diego Film Critics Society	Best Foreign Language Film	Cold War	Nominated	[36]
San Francisco Film Critics Circle	Best Foreign Language Film	Cold War	Nominated	[37]
	Best Cinematography	Łukasz Żal	Nominated
Satellite Awards	Best Foreign Language Film	Cold War	Nominated	[38]
	Best Cinematography	Łukasz Żal	Nominated
Toronto Film Critics Association	Best Foreign Language Film	Cold War	Runner-up	[39]
Washington D.C. Film Critics Association	Best Foreign Language Film	Cold War	Nominated	[40]

See also

• List of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Polish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes

References

External links

• Official website
• Cold War at IMDb
• Cold War at Metacritic
• Cold War at Rotten Tomatoes
• Cold War at Box Office Mojo
• Cold War: You’re My Only Home an essay by Stephanie Zacharek at the Criterion Collection

На других языках

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[de] Cold War – Der Breitengrad der Liebe

Cold War – Der Breitengrad der Liebe (Originaltitel: Zimna wojna) ist ein romantisches, musikalisches Filmdrama von Paweł Pawlikowski, das im Mai 2018 im Rahmen des internationalen Wettbewerbs der Internationalen Filmfestspiele von Cannes seine Premiere feierte. In dem Film wird eine Liebesgeschichte zwischen dem Pianisten Wiktor und der Sängerin Zula, die im Nachkriegspolen beginnt, über einen Zeitraum von etwa 15 Jahren gespannt.

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- [en] Cold War (2018 film)

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[es] Cold War (película)

Cold War (en polaco: Zimna wojna y en español: Guerra Fría) es una película polaca de 2018 dirigida por Paweł Pawlikowski. La película se desarrolla en los años cincuenta del siglo XX, durante la Guerra Fría y cuenta la historia de un director de música (Tomasz Kot) quien descubre a una joven cantante (Joanna Kulig) y sigue la historia de amor entre ambos a lo largo de los años. El filme se basa parcialmente en las vidas de los padres de Pawlikowski.[2] [3]

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[ru] Холодная война (фильм, 2018)

«Холодная война» (польск. Zimna wojna) — драматический фильм режиссёра Павла Павликовского, вышедший на экраны в 2018 году. Премьера фильма состоялась на Каннском кинофестивале 10 мая 2018 года в рамках основной программы, где Павликовский получил премию за лучшую режиссуру[3].

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