Three Colors: Blue
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The wife of a famous composer survives a car accident that kills her husband and daughter. Now alone, she shakes off her old identity and explores her newfound freedom but finds that she is unbreakably bound to other humans, including her husband’s mistress, whose existence she never suspected.
What critics thought
Widely considered one of Kieslowski's finest achievements, Blue draws near-universal praise for its visual invention and Juliette Binoche's performance as a woman reconstructing herself after devastating loss. Critics emphasize both its formal elegance and its emotional and political depth, and the film has only grown in stature over time, appearing on multiple all-time lists decades after release.
“Blue is a film that engages the mind, challenges the senses, implores a resolution, and tells, with aesthetic grace and formal elegance, a good story and a political allegory.”
Marjorie Baumgarten·The Austin Chronicle
“Blue remains an intense and moving tribute to the woman at its centre who, in coming back from tragedy, almost refuses, but ultimately accepts the only real love that's on offer.”
Derek Malcolm·The Guardian
Genres
Drama, Music, Mystery
Cast & Crew
DirectorKrzysztof Kieślowski
StarringJuliette Binoche, Benoît Régent, Florence Pernel, Charlotte Véry, Hélène Vincent
ComposerZbigniew Preisner
Three Colors: Blue
The wife of a famous composer survives a car accident that kills her husband and daughter. Now alone, she shakes off her old identity and explores her newfound freedom but finds that she is unbreakably bound to other humans, including her husband’s mistress, whose existence she never suspected.
What critics thought
Widely considered one of Kieslowski's finest achievements, Blue draws near-universal praise for its visual invention and Juliette Binoche's performance as a woman reconstructing herself after devastating loss. Critics emphasize both its formal elegance and its emotional and political depth, and the film has only grown in stature over time, appearing on multiple all-time lists decades after release.
“Blue is a film that engages the mind, challenges the senses, implores a resolution, and tells, with aesthetic grace and formal elegance, a good story and a political allegory.”
Marjorie Baumgarten·The Austin Chronicle
“Blue remains an intense and moving tribute to the woman at its centre who, in coming back from tragedy, almost refuses, but ultimately accepts the only real love that's on offer.”
Derek Malcolm·The Guardian
Genres
Drama, Music, Mystery
Cast & Crew
DirectorKrzysztof Kieślowski
StarringJuliette Binoche, Benoît Régent, Florence Pernel, Charlotte Véry, Hélène Vincent
ComposerZbigniew Preisner
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