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2018 · 88 min · R

Cold War

Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski · Romance, Music, Drama

Cold War (2018) is a Romance film, directed by Paweł Pawlikowski set in Poland, Berlin, Paris, and Yugoslavia during the 1940s–1960s. It runs 88 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of love & longing, freedom & oppression, and obsession play out through episodic chapters.

Cinematography
Łukasz Żal
Cast
Joanna KuligTomasz KotBorys SzycAgata KuleszaCédric KahnJeanne BalibarAdam WoronowiczAdam Ferency

The world of this film

Setting

Where
PolandBerlinParisYugoslavia
Setting
UrbanRural
When
1940s1950s1960s

Premise & themes

Themes
Love & LongingFreedom & OppressionObsession
Structure
Episodic Chapters
Tone
MelancholicBleakRomantic

Shape

Protagonist
Two Hander
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Sparse Quiet
Based on
Inspired By Real Events

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