#paweł pawlikowski
In a Warsaw café, the natural beauty of a random young girl captures the attention of director Malgorzata Szumowska. So much so, she takes a sneaky photo and sends it off to her friend, renowned Polish arthouse director Pawel Pawlikowski, who is in the process of casting for his next film “Ida.” Pawlikowski finds out who she is, and, after a few screen tests, movie magic is certified. This is how Agata Trzebuchowska landed the lead role in Pawlikowski’s first film filmed in his native Poland. For that alone, it’s his most personal film to date, which makes Trzebuchowska’s central role that much more important and remarkable. She plays the role of Anna/Ida with the poise, grace, and supernatural screen presence of a golden age ’60s icon. Truly existing within the role, she magnifies the external beauty of Pawlikowski’s film with her internal, mesmerising, soulful elegance. She’s still studying for a bachelor of arts and has no projects lined up, so we’ll see what the future holds, but whatever it is, it’s unlikely that she’ll ever be forgotten after her breakthrough in “Ida.” (x)
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