Cold War has an IQ Score of 159/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Stimulating tier.
Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention
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IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
A passionate and difficult romance plays out across post-WWII Poland and Western Europe. Pawel Pawlikowski's black-and-white film is among the most visually beautiful of the decade.
Educational about the Iron Curtain's effect on Polish culture and the Cold War's impact on artistic freedom. The formal conceit, elliptical, leaving gaps, is masterfully controlled.
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