If you attended last February’s Lost & Found at the Movies with series curator John Nein, you’ll remember that he shared his list of favorite films from Sundance and other festivals that we should lookout for in the year ahead. Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida was unequivocally at the top of that list. Like many last year who fell in love with Ida–from The New Yorker‘s David Denby, who called it “a masterpiece,” and the Wall Street Journal‘s Joe Morgenstern, who called it “exquisite”–the Academy of Motion Pictures has also honored Ida by nominating it for two Oscars for Best Foreign Film and Best Cinematography.
On Wednesday, February 11th, John Nein returns for the first installment of Lost & Found in the new year with an exclusive interview with Pawel Pawlikowski at Central Library on the cusp of the Academy Awards. Join us for this special evening when one of Europe’s most fascinating filmmakers will discuss the creative process behind Ida, his cinematic influences, and a career that has spanned fiction and documentary.
Majestically shot in black and white, Idais a visceral portrait of discovery as it follows the story of Anna, a young novitiate nun in 1960s Poland who is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a dark family secret dating back to the years of the Nazi occupation. If you haven’t yet been able to catch this breathtaking film, it is available to view now via Netflix Streaming. Watch the trailer below, and read reviews from The New York Times, The New Yorker, Slate, and Kenneth Turan for the Los Angeles Times, before you join us for this rare conversation about one of last year’s most remarkable films.
Learn more about this program and make your free reservation to attend here.
