Search: Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski

Cold War (2018)

Review preview for Cold War

Beautifully shot and articulated.

Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5

A passionate love story between two people of different backgrounds and temperaments, who are fatally mismatched and yet fatefully condemned to each other.
Fatherland (2026)

Review preview for Fatherland

The way Zischler and Hüller play their relationship is so wonderfully real and subtle and appropriately opaque for all us non-Mann family members, that it at times brought tears to my eyes.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5

Drama focusing on Thomas Mann's post-war life, as he and his daughter embark on a road-trip across Germany.
Ida (2013)

Review preview for Ida

A still, painterly vision in silvery monochrome - capturing the quiet contemplation of the two women and simultaneously encouraging the same on the part of the viewer.

Rebecca Naughten · 4.5 out of 5

A novice nun comes face-to-face with her family’s past in 1960s Poland.
My Summer Of Love (2004)

Review preview for My Summer Of Love

It's a straightforward enough tale, given life and zest by the performances.

Scott Macdonald · 3.5 out of 5

Sad, lonely girl finds happy, lovely girl and has a cuddly, kissy time.
The Woman In The Fifth (2011)

Review preview for The Woman In The Fifth

There's half of a good film here, but Pawlikowski approaches his material in a way that undermines the rationale and our perception of the film's third act.

James Benefield · 2 out of 5

While in Paris an academic meets a woman who may be involved in a series of mysterious murders.