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This review originally ran during the Cannes Film Festival.
Like nearly any Broadway musical you might think of,Cold Waris a love story told through love songs.
With her transcendently earthy voice, she performs a Russian musical number with ebullient bravado.
Thank you, heart, she sings, arms outstretched, for knowing how to love like this.
Soon, Zula follows him.
But its in constant dialogue with that backdrop, evolving with every location change and time jump.
The naked sincerity of the songs of her homeland are what really light her up.
