By now I've come to the realization that Pawlikowski's signature in a plot is uniting two characters with dissimilar backgrounds & world views and make them come to a mutual conclusion about life. We've seen it happen in <i>Ida</i> and now in <i>Cold War</i>. <i>Zula</i> and <i>Wiktor</i> couldn't be more different but as <i>Wiktor</i> himself once mentions in the film: "<i>love is love</i>". Based loosley on Pawlikowski's parents, the 20 year long journey of this love story stays true to its name: A love that you can't live with or without. Lukas żal's cinematography is spellbinding and I truly have never seen a cinematographer master the art of framing so effortlessly. He's there, present, at all times to make the star of the film shine as bright as she deserves it. Paweł's works remind me of the golden era of soviet film makers but his message is clearly in contrast with them, as he is a very clear example of an anti-communist. But still, the visual reminiscence is there. <b>Best Line:</b> He mistook me for my mother and a knife showed him the difference.