I saw 2 excellent films this past week that may be missed for different reasons. Though both start off like "Haven't I seen this before" reactions both take a turn before that makes them be different from the themes they have be affecting, new, touching and definitely worth seeing!


I am going to give them each their own post and, without giving away too much, go more into detail about each.


The first in "Into The Wind" which is the title of at least 6 other pictures and may be hard to find as the one that usually pops up is one starring Sean Penn made in 2007 so this will get you to the 'right' film:

https://www.netflix.com/title/81404946


"Into The Wind"--Netflix--Polish film--1 hour & 48 minutes--first and foremost I fell 'in love' with Nia Miettelica who plays the role of a rich girl who falls in love with, I assume, (more about that in a minute!), 'a guy on the other side of the tracks' played by Jakub Sasak. She takes a familiar role and makes it her own from her first appearance on the screen to the end. Her every action is an expression of how she is feeling physically and intellectually, very moving whether whether she is opening up or closing down. You feel her joy and sadness. We learn a lot about her from the death of her mother 5 years previously, her current life with her father and his desire for her to follow in his footsteps and become a doctor, stepmother and baby brother and her involvement from the moment she sees Sasak.


It is a romantic comedy drama and the chemistry between Miettelica and Sasak ignites the screen and so many of the wordless scenes between them are as effective as the words the screenplay gives them. While we are told a lot about Nia's character and background, Ania, basically all we know about Jakub's is that he is a waiter, a babysitter and, most of all, a kite surfing instructor, nothing much about his background and, yet, you fill in the missing information. She is on her annual vacation with her family but from the minute the two of them are in the same scene they are what we care about and in their first kite surfing lesson you will be caught up in their 'boy meets girl, boy loses girl and will there be or not be a 'Hollywood' ending'?


The performances by the two leads are what make this film a must see but the themes of grief, who someone is, heartache, family conflicts, conflict are all grounded and real.


The direction by Kristoff Rus, the screenplay by Julian Kijowski & Patrycia Mnich and the cinematography by Michael Pukowiel along with the chemistry and acting by Nia Miettelica & Jakub Sasak all make this movie a must see with even
the scenes without dialogue getting to your heart.


Yes, I am a sucker for romance and, certainly, drama so I plan to see this again very soon!


Will review "The Invisible Thread" tomorrow!