ABOUT MOVIE MAGIC:

Movie Magic 2.0 is yet another initiative from Urban Solace, to bring you experiences that will enrich your life. And Movies with its multi sensory appeal connects with you at a deeper and more meaningful way. Screened in our new space "The Vortex @ Urban Solace" complete with a large screen and great sound, is the perfect setting to spend an afternoon in the company of other movie lovers in the city of Bangalore, watching and discussing the nuances of these specially chosen art films.

Title: Cold War (2018)

Director: Pawel Pawlikowski

Language: Polish, French with English subtitles

Duration: 89 Minutes

ABOUT THE FILM:

We start the year at Movie Magic with a love story for dark times - a reminder to face the vagaries of time, politics, and violence with beauty, romance, and hope. A film composed of music, and stunning black and white visuals, Cold War is a love story between of a French music director and a Polish singer which unravels against the backdrop of 1950s Cold War in Poland.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: Paweł Aleksander Pawlikowski;

Paweł Aleksander Pawlikowski; born 15 September 1957) is a Polish filmmaker, who has lived and worked most of his life in the United Kingdom. He garnered much acclaim for a string of award-winning documentaries in the 1990s and for his feature films Last Resort and My Summer of Love, both of which won a BAFTA and many other European awards. His film Ida won the 2015 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. At the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, Pawlikowski won the Best Director prize for his 2018 film Cold War, a film which also earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Foreign Language Film.

Curator: Prashant Parvataneni

Prashant works as an independent writer and researcher. He is part of "Brown-study - A collective of independent artists" Prashant also works with The Kabir Project at Srishti Institute of Art. He also teaches long and short term courses on art, literature, and cinema at colleges across Bangalore.