Magda is a young unassuming lesbian who works at the airport. She has friends, she has lovers and she loves to party! Nina, on the other hand, is settled in her life - she enjoys her job as a teacher even though her mother is the school’s headmistress. She has a loving husband, Wojtek, whom she lives with in an elegant apartment paid for by Nina’s mother. And yet something is missing….One day, by accident, Nina and Wojtek meet Magda and decide to invite her for dinner. They plan to ask Magda to be a surrogate mother for them but do not tell Magda their intentions right away... Magda starts to fall for Nina and Nina begins to feel more alive when Magda is around although can’t quite pinpoint what the special feeling is. In a moment of clarity, Nina confesses the plan that she and her husband have for Magda and ask her to be a surrogate. Magda is a shocked by the news but it doesn’t prevent the feelings the two women have for each other from growing stronger…
A**Y
Masterful
I found “Nina” to be a superb film. A first feature film from director Olga Chajdas, and I think that her direction is masterful. The film evolves around the relationship of three central characters who are played by Eliza Rycembel as Magda, Julia Kijowska as Nina, and Andrzej Konopka as Wajtek. The way the narrative shows the interaction of the three, is helped by some very convincing doucumentary-esque cinematography. At times I wanted some scenes to be better lit, but the way the filming was done must have been deliberate and the way that the camera is used (and the opening scene is a very good example) really emphasises that the audience is observing the events as they unfold.I have really enjoyed Eliza Rycembel's performances that I've seen (her portrayal of Klara in “Carte Blanche” is brilliant) and she excels once again in “Nina” – as so also do the other two leads excel (together with the supporting cast).On the inside cover of the DVD, director Olga Chajdas says that she was inspired by French Cinema (there is further reference directly within “Nina”) and by Krzysztof Kieslowski (the “Three Colours” trilogy).I know that this is a film I will be watching again. “Nina” won awards at the Rotterdam Film Festival (Big Screen Award) and at the Polish Film Festival (Winner Visions Apart Golden Claw), and it is a film that I think deserves much praise.There is a short introduction available on the main screen menu which I think is a really nice touch from director Olga Chajdas, even if it is a very short introduction.The DVD (ASIN: B07FSRBWGH) is a UK release (presumably) in as much as the writing on the DVD case and the DVD's screen menus are in English – whereas the film's dialogue is in Polish and some French.On that DVD you get:“Nina” (2 hours 4 minutes)Director IntroductionChapter SelectionUK TrailerSet Up: 5.1 Dolby Surround, 2.0 Dolby StereoTrailers for eight other films
M**S
Lesbian love story
Good lesbian love story! Well after and directed. Bit slow at first,but worth watching!
S**N
lovers
needed more sex.
C**2
Dull
This was tedious.
R**Y
Nina
Beautiful story.
K**K
Not pleasant! To say it likely. There are better lgbt films.
I didn't buy this dvd. However I saw it at the cinema. I walked out near the end. A ridiculous film where the exercise in steamy style and supposedly erotic intensity begins to become rather dark and ugly... Not a pleasant viewing at all!
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