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Greenville Public Library
Film Series
Screens Ida
In March Greenville Public Library's Third Floor Film Series will be a
screening Ida. This 2013 Polish film is by far the most recent
film we've in this series and only our second foreign language
film. Shot in moody but beautiful black and white, the film tells
the story of a young woman's personal awakening as she comes to grips
with her past, her family, and aspects of herself she has deeply buried.
Set in Poland in 1962, Ida opens with its title character preparing to
take her vows as a Catholic nun. Before she can do so her
prioress informs her she must visit her aunt, Wanda, her only living
relative and a woman Ida has very little interest in seeing. Her
prioress insists, and Ida sets out to visit this woman who is her
diametrical opposite in every way--Wanda is a hard-drinking,
heavy-smoking, sexually liberated woman of the world who serves as a
judge sentencing former Nazis and their sympathizers to their
deaths. The only thing the two women have in common is
despair. They embark on a road trip to uncover the truths of
their family history, and in the process Ida faces up to the lies that
have governed both her aunt's life and Ida's own sense of self, and she
must come to peace with these if she is to take her vows in good
conscience.
Please make plans to join us on Thursday, March 24, at 7:00 p.m. as we
watch this beautiful Polish film. Coffee, soft drinks, candy, and
popcorn will be available free of charge, and David Nilson will be
leading a brief discussion after the film. We look forward to
seeing you there.
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