--- product_id: 11387242 title: "Ida" brand: "agata kuleszaagata trzebuchowskapawel pawlikowski" price: "AED 165" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/11387242-ida store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # Ida **Brand:** agata kuleszaagata trzebuchowskapawel pawlikowski **Price:** AED 165 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Ida by agata kuleszaagata trzebuchowskapawel pawlikowski - **How much does it cost?** AED 165 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/11387242-ida) ## Best For - agata kuleszaagata trzebuchowskapawel pawlikowski enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted agata kuleszaagata trzebuchowskapawel pawlikowski brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Ida ## Images ![Ida - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ccjBKI-gL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent for its examination of the mystery of suffering and unspeakable evil, though with a slight reservation *by M***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 26, 2016* When I turned on the television the night of the Academy Awards early in 2015, I arrived just in time to see this movie win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. You probably already know the basic plot. On the eve of taking her vows in Poland in 1962, 18-year-old Anna (Agata Trzebuchowska) goes to visit her aunt Wanda Gruz (Agata Kulesza), and discovers that she was born Jewish, named Ida Lebenstein, and survived World War II, though her family did not.***************Spoiler Alert******************************************************************************************************************************************At this point, Anna, with the help of Wanda, starts searching for her parents' graves. The smoking, drinking, promiscuous, out-of-favor Communist judge Wanda, throws temptations to Anna to doubt God's existence and give in to sensuality from the start. Among cynical aunt Wanda's early lines:"So you are a Jewish nun?""You have to wear this hood all the time?""What if you ... discover there is no God?"But as Director Pawel Pawlikowski says in one of his interviews in the Extras, Anna's "faith is unshaken" by Wanda's words and actions.Wanda's frustration with Anna's firm self-possession reaches a peak as she says to her one night:"I'm a slut and you're a little saint ... This Jesus of yours adored people like me. ... Take Mary Magdalene. ... I won't let you waste your life!"Wanda tries to tempt Anna with the presence of a young man she is giving a ride to, the saxsophonist Lis (David Ogrodnik). Lis is clearly taken with Anna who nonetheless says she will continue to pursue her vocation. Giving voice to the powerful witness of Ida's purity and goodness, Lis says to her one night:"You"ve no idea of the effect you have, do you?"When Anna and Wanda are about to part ways, Wanda has clearly been softened by her niece's patient love with her, and gives her a hug. In response to a question from Anna, Wanda says, No, she won't be attending Anna's final vows but she'll drink to her.After this, the movie takes an unexpected (though not totally) turn as Wanda is shown smoking in a bath, a look of despair on her face. Next, she jumps out a window, committing suicide.At this point, still not having taken her final vows, Anna comes back to Wanda's house and is also shown at Wanda's funeral. Anna is shown back at the house smoking, drinking, and twirling around in an apparent drunken stupor. Next, she sleeps with Lis. At the end of this encounter, Anna asks Lis what they should do. Lis talks about getting married, getting a house, and having some children. As Lis keeps talking, every time he stops, Anna asks him: "And then?" Clearly, Eternity is still what is most important to her.Though she has delayed her vows, Anna is next shown in her habit, on her way back to the convent. This part of the movie was disappointing to me. After showing such firm virtue for most of the movie, the shock of Wanda's suicide seems to have driven Anna to seek to "experience" life before deciding which path she will take. Though possible, the loss of Anna's firmness of will seemed somewhat unbelievable, resulting in me giving the movie 4 stars instead of 5.***************End of Spoiler Alert***********************************************************************************************************************************The Extras feature fairly extensive interviews with Director Pawel Pawlikowski, whose English is quite good. The film is shot in black and white, which works well. For most of the movie there is very little camera movement. The film is in Polish with English subtitles. Agata Trzebuchowska as Anna/Ida Lebenstein was discovered in a cafe in Warsaw. She had no desire to be an actress and this was her first film. Her performance is excellent. Could a more experienced young actress have done a better job? I doubt it. In real life she describes herself as a feminist and atheist. "Ida" is to be praised for its examination of the mystery of suffering and unspeakable evil and atrocity as well as themes of conscience, vocation, and the interior life. Pawel Pawlikowski says he doesn't want the movie used as a "political ball ... (to examine) Polish-Jewish issues". ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hauntingly Silent *by W***T on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 9, 2021* Even after watching giants like Saving Private Ryan, The Godfather, The Silence of the Lambs, Schindler's List, etc., Ida remains the film that has captured me the most, and that I still call my single favorite film in existence.The most significant parts of this film to me are how the audio and camera affect the way in which the story is delivered. This is an incredibly dark story, yet it's subtly so. The way in which the camera is used, with very stable, straightforward shots, and the amount of silence among the characters and even overall, makes that subtly in the subject matter more effective, and it also makes the film somehow seem more real.Ida shows when it's characters are doing things that aren't all that interesting, but that's a big part of what makes this film interesting. The characters in this way are made more real. The lack of movement in the camera also makes the rare decision for a more unstable-looking shot more impactful.While this is a film that a Catholic like myself does really appreciate, it's not a film that picks a side between the catholic view of things and that of the world. If you are not a Christian, you would probably enjoy this film as well. If you are, it represents what of the catholic faith it depicts very well, even when it's a little uncomfortable.If you are a Christian, there is a sex scene toward the end of the film, but it is one of the few I've ever seen where I'm actually completely fine with the way it was done and can confidently watch it without feeling like I probably shouldn't. I would still be careful about it if struggle with sex, but if not, it's not provocative whatsoever, lasts a only a few seconds, only shoulders up are shown, and it serves a very legitimate purpose in the plot that makes such an event being in the story justified. In other words, nothing about it makes you feel aroused, because that isn't it's purpose, and so in the case, seeing fornication in the film is no different than seeing murder in another. It even acknowledges that, at least for a catholic, what they are doing doing isn't right.The story itself is probably the single biggest part that I have to praise: subtle, powerful, heartbreaking, dark, compassionate, and honest. But I will say nothing more on that. You need to watch it yourself, and know as little as possible going into it.Watch this film. It's well-worth your time, even if you don't end up thinking so highly of it as I do. ### ⭐⭐ Fell asleep. *by B***O on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 30, 2023* Not a stimulating movie by any means. Even as a devout Christian I found it predictable and anti-climatic. This was literally the most boring film ever! Where there were 'Oscar" credentials is beyond me. The acting was quite mediocre, the message so overused, and the scenes, quite frankly, lacked anything interesting in backdrop. All was drab, gray and dismal. It showed a novitiate's lifestyle to be every bit as boring and uneventful as any other life in a depressed country where the highlight of anyone's day is getting drunk and having sex. Big deal! No twist, no reality shockers...absolutely nothing to make this film memorable or provoking. I literally fell asleep, woke up, saw it was still on and forced myself to see it through to the end so I could substantiate this very poor rating of an even more bland film. The cinematography was terrible. Gray, gray, gray! Gray skies, gray backgrounds, even the buildings lacked character. There was absolutely nothing stimulating or striking to hold my interest or reflect upon. When done, I was like, "Geesh! Glad that's over with and what a waste of my valuable time!" I've had some experience in the filming industry. My advice to this filmmaker--don't bother! Let the professionals that know how to keep an audience's attention continue and leave the thought-provoking director's artistry to the real artists. Characters were transparent, unemotional, stony, and lifeless. Storyline had zero punch or emotional clout. Outcome was completely a gimme. Using the 'Jewish' label did absolutely nothing to enhance the impact nor drag a single tear out of me due to such poor acting. 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