Some of the themes have been explored before: a young woman
discovering herself (e.g. Blue is the Warmest Color), guilt and revelation
about the Holocaust (e.g. Dekalog 8), a woman forced to seek herself before
entering a convent (Viridiana). But never have these themes been executed with
such beauty and composition. Every scene
is expertly posed, I would want a still from every one on my wall.
Ida herself is almost a still-- completely passive, doing as
other's recommend and command. She is
quiet, meek and serene, even in the face of startling revelations and great
life moments. Until the very last scene
where she is striding, almost running, toward the only decision we see her
make: how she will spend her life. In a
way that stands against modern sensibilities, this is a film about independence
in its freest sense.
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