{
  "id": 16634509,
  "title": "Filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski grew up in a world where the Cold War made everything seem clear. Today’s world, he says, feels like science fiction.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/filmmaker-pawe-pawlikowski-grew-up-in-a-world-where-the-cold-war-made",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-26T17:00:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/26/filmmaker-pawel-pawlikowski-grew-up-in-a-world-where-the-cold-war-made-everything-seem-clear-today-s-world-he-says-feels-like-science-fiction"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Paweł Pawlikowski, the acclaimed filmmaker, draws parallels between the 1940s and today's Europe in his latest film \"Fatherland.\" The movie follows the postwar journey of German writer Thomas Mann and has been met with critical acclaim, securing the best director prize at Cannes and being selected for Oscar entry. Writing in the present era feels surreal to Pawlikowski, who grew up during the Cold War, a period that profoundly influenced his childhood and political worldview. The film juxtaposes the seemingly clear-cut world of the Cold War era with the increasingly complex and uncertain present-day global landscape.",
  "summary": "After festival premieres in Cannes, Telluride, Toronto, New York, and London and its selection as Poland’s Oscar entry, Paweł Pawlikowski’s “Fatherland” is opening in theaters worldwide. The film follows German writer Thomas Mann’s journey through postwar Germany. One of the season’s standout films and a deserving winner of the best director prize at Cannes, it has prompted critics to draw…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}