Ida
UW Union South-The Marquee 1308 W. Dayton St., Madison, Wisconsin 53715
press release:The Wisconsin Film Festival (WFF), in partnership with WUD Film, is excited to announce a new season of free Tuesday Night Movie Club screenings at the Marquee at Union South!
Launched in the fall of 2017 as a way to build up excitement for our 20th Annual Wisconsin Film Festival, these free monthly screenings featured films and shorts from past WFFs as well as special guests and fun Festival giveaways. We had so much fun last year that we decided to do it again this fall. Please join us and keep the Festival’s community spirit alive and kicking through the end of the year.
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 | Ida (WFF 2014) Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski | Poland, Denmark, France | 2013 | 35mm | 82 min. | Polish, French with English subtitles
This enveloping drama centers on a teenaged nun (Anna) who, just before taking her vows, meets her last living relative, Wanda. Wanda reveals that Anna’s real name is Ida, she is a Jew, and her parents were murdered during the Nazi occupation. The two set off on a journey to uncover familial mysteries.
"This moving inquiry into a national trauma achieves its exceptional power through its intimacy; Ida and Wanda are two fully realized souls, and their heartache is suffused with glimmers of beauty, humor, and music. Filmed in luminous black and white in the classic Academy aspect ratio, Ida combines some of the year’s best cinematography and art direction to create a truly immersive viewing experience." - Mike King, Wisconsin Film Festival