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Brockport Strand 93 Main St, Brockport, 637-3310, rochestertheatermanagement.com
Canandaigua Theatres 3181 Townline Road, Canandaigua, 396-0110, rochestertheatermanagement.com
Cinema Theater 957 S. Clinton St., 271-1785, cinemarochester.com
Culver Ridge 16 2255 Ridge Rd E, Irondequoit 544-1140, regmovies.com
Dryden Theatre 900 East Ave., 271-3361, dryden.eastmanhouse.org
Eastview 13 Eastview Mall, Victor 425-0420, regmovies.com
Geneseo Theatres Geneseo Square Mall, 243-2691, rochestertheatermanagement.com
Greece Ridge 12 176 Greece Ridge Center Drive 225-5810, regmovies.com
Henrietta 18 525 Marketplace Drive 424-3090, regmovies.com
The Little 240 East Ave., 258-0444 thelittle.org
A journey into a dark past “Ida”
(PG-13), DIRECTED BY PAWEL PAWLIKOWSKI NOW PLAYING AT THE LITTLE [ REVIEW ] BY GEORGE GRELLA
Aside from special occasions organized by significant segments of the community like the local Polish film festival or the Jewish film festival, few motion pictures from Poland play in theaters in this country, which makes the release of the new movie “Ida” an unusual and welcome event. It also should make audiences grateful all over again for institutions like The Little Theatre.
Movies 10 2609 W. Henrietta Road 292-0303, cinemark.com
Pittsford Cinema 3349 Monroe Ave., 383-1310 pittsford.zurichcinemas.com
Tinseltown USA/IMAX 2291 Buffalo Road 247-2180, cinemark.com
The movie creates a distinct contrast with the Academy Award winner for best foreign film, “La Grande Bellezza” (”The Great Beauty”), possibly suggesting some of the differences in the national characters of Italy and Poland. A lush, brilliantly colored work, “La Grande Bellezza” absolutely celebrates the city of Rome, the glittering surfaces of contemporary life, and even the decadent ambience of its sophisticated upper class. A dark, somber work shot in black and white, “Ida,” on the other hand, shows something of the bleak circumstances of Poland in the 1960’s, laboring under the yoke of totalitarianism and haunted by memories of some of its citizens’ participation in the atrocities of the Holocaust. Unlike most European films, including “La Grande Bellezza,” which often depend heavily on a lot of talk, “Ida” moves through silences, employing several series of virtually still images to create its meaning and emotion.
Webster 12
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Agata Trzebuchowska in “Ida.” PHOTO COURTESY MUSIC BOX FILMS
in a convent where several young novices prepare for their final vows.
The Mother Superior instructs one of them, Anna (Agata Trzebuchowska), to make a final visit to her only living relative, her mother’s sister, Wanda (Agata Kulesza). A stern judge serving the authorities well — she boasts of her nickname, “Red Wanda” — Aunt Wanda calls Anna a Jewish nun. She tells Anna that her real name is Ida Lebenstein, that the family she never knew was murdered during the war; she summoned her so they can return to her birthplace and find out how her parents died and where their bodies are buried. The two women embark on a journey to uncover a hidden past and along the way, in a sense, to discover themselves. A drunk and a selfstyled slut, Wanda constantly teases and taunts Anna about her faith and her choice to enter the religious order. As determined as her aunt to find the truth about her family, the sweet, lovely Anna endures the remarks in silence, a kind of test of her resolve and her belief. An experienced prosecutor, Wanda interrogates the people who now live in the family farmhouse, which leads the pair to another town, another witness, a final revelation. When they find the solution to the mystery they seek to solve, the darkness of the past spreads to touch everyone involved, finally creating some unexpected choices and still more tragedy. At the same time, Anna/Ida grows into womanhood, leading her to a destiny both surprising and appropriate.
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