Wes Anderson isn’t the only one taking advantage of the 1.37:1 aspect ratio this year, as Pawel Pawlikowski‘s forthcoming drama Ida looks to make great use of the approach with stark direction. After playing at Toronto, Sundance, and more, the film will be making its way into theaters at the start of the summer and today distributor Music Box Films have delivered the first U.S. trailer.
We were major fans of the film coming out of Park City, saying in our full review, “Rarely do we see a film tackle the aftermath of the unspeakable horrors [of World War II] from distinctly different points of view, but Pawlikowski does so with restrained artistry in his Polish drama Ida.” Check out the trailer below, along with the synopsis and poster, for the film starring Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik, and Joanna Kulig.
Poland 1962 Anna is a novice, an orphan brought up by nuns in the convent. She has to see Wanda, the only living relative, before she takes her vows. Wanda tells Anna that Anna is Jewish. Both women start a journey not only to find their family tragic story, but who they really are and where they belong. They question their religions and ideas they believed in. Both are trying to go on living but only one of them can.
Ida hits theaters on May 2nd.