Pawel Pawlikowski

The more you think about [your parents], the more contradictory they get...A lot of people find themselves in this film. You'd expect it's such an unusual, eccentric story, but...

Press and Blunt['s] characterizations are expressively detailed and never rely on declamatory dialogue or excessive behavior.

A sweet romance this isn’t, but Pawlikowski (Ida) balances the flatfooted realities of maddeningly thwarted love with swoony moments: smoky jazz clubs and songbird reveries.