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Ida

  • 20132013
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
59K
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Agata Trzebuchowska in Ida (2013)
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A novice nun about to take her vows uncovers a family secret dating back to the German occupation.A novice nun about to take her vows uncovers a family secret dating back to the German occupation.A novice nun about to take her vows uncovers a family secret dating back to the German occupation.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
59K
YOUR RATING
    • Pawel Pawlikowski
    • Pawel Pawlikowski(screenplay)
    • Rebecca Lenkiewicz(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Agata Kulesza
    • Agata Trzebuchowska
    • Dawid Ogrodnik
    • Pawel Pawlikowski
    • Pawel Pawlikowski(screenplay)
    • Rebecca Lenkiewicz(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Agata Kulesza
    • Agata Trzebuchowska
    • Dawid Ogrodnik
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 167User reviews
    • 304Critic reviews
    • 91Metascore
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    • Won 1 Oscar

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    Agata Kulesza and Agata Trzebuchowska in Ida (2013)
    Agata Trzebuchowska in Ida (2013)
    Agata Kulesza and Agata Trzebuchowska in Ida (2013)
    Agata Trzebuchowska in Ida (2013)
    Agata Trzebuchowska in Ida (2013)
    Agata Kulesza and Agata Trzebuchowska in Ida (2013)
    Ida (2013)
    Ida (2013)
    Agata Trzebuchowska in Ida (2013)
    Dawid Ogrodnik and Agata Trzebuchowska in Ida (2013)
    Agata Trzebuchowska in Ida (2013)
    Agata Trzebuchowska in Ida (2013)

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    Agata Kulesza
    Agata Kulesza
    • Wanda
    Agata Trzebuchowska
    Agata Trzebuchowska
    • Anna
    Dawid Ogrodnik
    Dawid Ogrodnik
    • Lis
    Jerzy Trela
    Jerzy Trela
    • Szymon
    Adam Szyszkowski
    Adam Szyszkowski
    • Feliks
    Halina Skoczynska
    • Mother Superior
    Joanna Kulig
    Joanna Kulig
    • Singer
    Dorota Kuduk
    Dorota Kuduk
    • Kaska
    Natalia Lagiewczyk
    • Bronia
    Afrodyta Weselak
    • Marysia
    Mariusz Jakus
    Mariusz Jakus
    • Barman
    Izabela Dabrowska
    Izabela Dabrowska
    • Waitress
    Artur Janusiak
    • Policeman
    Anna Grzeszczak
    • Neighbour
    Jan Wojciech Poradowski
    • Father Andrew
    • (as Jan Wociech Poradowski)
    Konstanty Szwemberg
    • Official
    Pawel Burczyk
    Pawel Burczyk
    • Prosecutor
    Artur Majewski
    • Wanda's Lover
      • Pawel Pawlikowski
      • Pawel Pawlikowski(screenplay)
      • Rebecca Lenkiewicz(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Pawel Pawlikowski had such difficulty finding an actress to play the titular character that he asked his friends to take secret photographs if they saw anyone who was in the right ballpark of the character. One of his friends, director Malgorzata Szumowska, saw Agata Trzebuchowska in a Warsaw café, took the picture and persuaded her to audition.
    • Goofs
      When Ida is in a church, the priest seems to be getting ready to say Mass and we see a versus populum altar, which didn't become the norm until years later after Vatican II. The movie takes place in 1961 and the priest would have been saying Mass on the high altar.
    • Quotes

      Wanda: Do you have sinful thoughts sometimes?

      Anna: Yes.

      Wanda: About carnal love?

      Anna: No.

      Wanda: That's a shame. You should try, otherwise what sort of sacrifice are these vows of yours?

    • Connections
      Featured in 72nd Golden Globe Awards (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Serduszko puka w rytmie cha-cha
      Music by Romuald Zylinski

      Lyrics by Janusz Odrowaz-Wisniewski

      Performed by Maria Koterbska

    User reviews167

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    10/10
    Extraordinary film. Don't miss it!
    Ida (2013) is a Polish film co-written and directed by Pawel Pawlikowski. This brilliant film follows a few days in the life of Anna, a young novitiate nun. Anna has been raised in a convent, and she plans to take her vows and stay in the convent for the rest of her life.

    However, before this can take place, the mother superior sends her to meet her only living relative, a woman named Wanda.

    The pair could not be less similar. Ida is quiet, gentle, thoughtful, and shy. Her aunt is tough as nails--she has real power as a judge, and she knows how to use it. She's a heavy drinker and a heavy smoker. She's also a Jew.

    In the first few minutes of the movie, Anna learns that she's Jewish. As a very young girl, she was taken to the convent, where the nuns raised her. (Her real name is Ida, which is why that's the title of the film.)

    Wanda and Anna set out to return to their rural home, to solve the mystery of what happened to their family 20 years earlier. Why did Ida survive, when her family--other than Wanda--did not?

    This film, shot in black & white, is superbly constructed on every dimension. The plot is tight, and the acting is incredible. Agata Kulesza (Wanda) and Agata Trzebuchowska (Anna/Ida), are immensely talented actors.

    The cinematography is incomparable. My wife and I felt as if any frame--from the beginning to the end of the movie--would make a great still photograph.

    Pawlikowski knows how to focus on his main actors, but he also lets us know that, while the protagonists are involved in heartbreaking drama, the rest of the world is going about its business around them.

    This is a grim film. Anna's life is restricted by her piety. Wanda's life is constricted by alcohol and--it would appear--by lack of any close personal relationships. Everyone in Poland is restricted by horrible memories, dark secrets, and Soviet domination.

    Grim or not, this is a film you shouldn't pass up if you care about great cinema. We saw it on a large screen at the LittleTheatre in Rochester, NY. However, it will work well enough on DVD. Don't miss it.
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    • Red-125
    • Jun 13, 2014

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    • Release date
      • October 25, 2013 (Poland)
      • Poland
      • Denmark
      • France
      • United Kingdom
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      • Polish
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      • French
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    • Filming locations
      • Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Opus Film
      • Phoenix Film Investments
      • Canal+ Polska
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 22 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Dolby Digital

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