Tag Archives: nuns
A Timely Blogathon: Ida (2013)
A monochromatic drama set in 1960s Poland, Ida (2013, dir. Paweł Pawlikowski) is a powerful film about identity, whether this is individual, religious, or cultural; and about a young woman who seeks to navigate the muddy waters between her present identity, and a newly discovered one. Well-known for winning the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar […]
Ida (2013): “Who are you?”
Ida (2013, dir. Paweł Pawlikowski) is a truly great film – quietly brilliant, visually stunning, and emotionally powerful. It tells the story of Anna (Agata Trzebuchowska) a young novitiate nun in 1960s Poland, who, before taking her vows to become a fully initiated nun, discovers a disturbing family secret recalling the horrors of the Nazi […]
Thoughts on… Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
It looks like there was more space for nun-themed musicals in the 90s, as Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) arrived just a year after its predecessor, Sister Act (1992). In this sequel, we return to the adventures of Deloris Van Cartier (Whoopi Goldberg), who since the events of the first film has […]
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