For some reason, I watched it many times. The film has a high reputation and won many awards. The conflict between Ada and Wanda runs through the whole film. After the journey to find their roots, the two made their own choices. One chose to die and escape from the mundane life; the other chose to live, after experiencing the world. Wanda's spiritual world became blank amid the conflict between Judaism and communism and atheism. Only by indulging in sensuality can she relieve her inner loneliness a little, and her loneliness comes more from the pain of losing her child. When she fought for Poland on the front line , her child was killed by the local Poles, how ironic, the pay and the reward are always unequal, isn't it, although Wanda has obtained a high official position, the trauma she suffered is irreparable, she has chaotic In her private life, she relied on various things that Ada thought was absurd to numb herself, so that her life would not die due to unacceptable past events. Before Ada went to Wanda, Wanda wanted to live. Their journey to find their roots is actually their journey of self-discovery. On the way, the relationship between the two has changed from being unfamiliar to becoming intimate. In the process of getting closer to the truth, their experience of life has changed, just like Victoria. As Genia Woolf said, seeing the essence of life and letting it go, Wanda's foot out the window was liberated.
Ada grew up in a monastery, her world was a blank, she went to find her aunt on the tram, her smart eyes stared out of the car window, how curious, when she saw her aunt's brief reminiscence and learned that she was Jewish, she was shocked and believed. The conflict is revealed at this moment. The monastery is her "home". At this time, her belief in God has not changed, but she is only shocked. During the journey to find her roots, she is getting closer and closer to the truth. She has doubts about God. Her parents and her brother were tortured by Polish people. Killing, and the murderer is living in their house at this time, it is very ironic, before Ada's world was blank, after this time she has insight into the sinister world. After her aunt died, she put on her dress and high heels, put down her beautiful red hair (the film is black and white except for the stained glass in the bullpen and Ada's red hair), smoked, drank, danced with a saxophonist for a one-night stand, here At that time, she was not a nun. Someone wrote to analyze the process of her identity change from the perspective of photography. The perspective changed from looking up to looking up, and her identity changed from nun to mortal. In this section, she is a mortal.
From another film "The Days of Single Parent Love" made by the director, a truth is revealed. In simple and popular terms, it is "don't look back if you don't hit the south wall, and you won't die if you hit the south wall". In the process of chasing things There will be various psychological experiences, and there are certain fantasies about the things you want to pursue. Although you think things may not be as you think, you still pursue them all the way, and "Lost in Translation" reveals that the essence of life is loneliness , The encounter between people is accidental, and separation is inevitable. A closer look at "Sister Ada" also contains the same elements.
Jews have been deported and suppressed in history. In order to change their situation, some Jews will change their religious beliefs and stay in line with the locals, but they still stick to their own religion from the heart. Poland's deportation and persecution of Jews is a rising star. Now, it can be said that it reached its peak during World War II. The most famous Auschwitz concentration camp was located in Poland, and the director Paul Pawlikowski himself is also related to this history. His grandmother was in Auschwitz. He died in the Weissing concentration camp, and he didn't know about it until he was very old, as well as the director's shooting style and creative techniques, etc. The wonderful thing about this film is not only the commendable photography, but also its seemingly calm There is a lot of deep content hidden under the surface, and there will be a lot of information after deep digging (this article is roughly written).
It's a really good movie! Also recommended for faith is "Where Are You Going" by Polish writer Henrik Schenkwisch.
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