‘Letters From Wolf Street’ Review: A Documentary That Takes an Immigrant Lens to a Changing Polish Neighborhood
variety.comSiddhant Adlakha In the Warsaw-set “Letters From Wolf Street,” an immigrant filmmaker takes to the streets — which is to say, he captures the unassuming sidewalks beneath his window.
What begins as a series of wry observations about the director’s immediate surroundings gradually unfurls as a vibrant reflection (and self-reflection) on the fabric of modern Poland, as told through the eyes of Indian director Arjun Talwar, whose decade-long stint in the country has brought him no closer to feeling grounded.
Talwar narrates the entire movie in Indian-accented Polish, which reads like an attempt to assimilate through filmmaking while also emphasizing his outsider status.
Drawn to Poland’s cinema from New Delhi, he lays out the details of his move alongside his late friend Adi, a radical artist who sought to stand out and rebel, while Talwar tried to blend in.
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