Philosophically profound, strikingly beautiful, and deeply moving, the film is one of the highlights of cinema of the last 50 years and is a mustsee for anyone seeking to understand the possibilities of. Such complications had already rendered him partially blind at the time of the film s release, only being able to see in shades of blue. Blue is the first movie in krzysztof kieslowskis trilogy loosely based on the french tricouleur, blue, white, and red, standing for liberte, egalite, and fraternite. After he completed red 1994, the final film in his three colors trilogy. The film s theme of liberty is manifested in julies attempt to start life anew, free of personal commitments, belongings, grief or love. Red may look like your typical film by way of how it tackles love and existence at different viewpoints, sometimes in bliss, sometimes in pain. All three were cowritten by kieslowski and krzysztof piesiewicz with story consultants agnieszka holland. The film was supported by the council of europe, but mostly financed by the french. Blue is a film that engages the mind, challenges the senses, implores a resolution, and tells, with aesthetic. Blue 1993 2003 mk2 productions samiramax buena vista film rating. Bleu 1993, france, subtitled study notes directed by. The films are named for the colors of the french flag and stand for the tenets of the french revolutionliberty, equality, and fraternitybut that hardly begins to explain their enigmatic beauty and rich humanity. Red 1994 the trilogy wiki has a lovely description of the symbolism of these colours. Our take the three colors trilogy was an arthouse staple in the 1990s, and the films hold up 20 years later as complex, emotionally resonant, and visually beguiling tales of contemporary europe.
It was the retirement of a magician, a prospero who was now content to lay aside his artto read and smoke. In an interview after the film was released, binoche said. But blue is more than just a blistering study of grief. Three colors trilogy 19931994 bluray digipak krzysztof kieslowski the criterion collection.
But avoiding human interactions on the bustling streets of paris proves impossible, and she eventually meets up with olivier, an old friend who. A woman struggles to find a way to live her life after the death of her husband and child. The first chapter in polish filmmaker krzysztof kieslowskis three colors trilogy, blue stars juliette binoche as julie, the lone survivor of an automobile crash that killed her husband, a famed composer, and their only child. Julie is haunted by her grief after living through a tragic auto wreck that claimed the life of her composer husband and young daughter.
Jul 10, 20 when a young frenchwoman tries to uncover her famous composer husbands secret life, her steps take her alternately closer to and further from the truth on a journey that ultimately leads to self. Krzysztof kieslowskis three colors trilogy is probably my personal favorite and one of the most consistently perfect trilogies ever created. With juliette binoche, zbigniew zamachowski, julie delpy, benoit regent. To say that i am looking forward to the rest of the three colors trilogy would be an understatement. Moving to a new apartment and ignoring old acquaintances, she. Krzysztof kieslowski juliette binoche, benoit regent, florence pernel. Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of derek jarmans experiences with aids, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the. Blue 1993 tt0108394 julie is haunted by her grief after living through a tragic auto wreck that claimed the life of her composer husband and young daughter. Niebieski is a 1993 french drama film directed and cowritten by polish filmmaker krzysztof kieslowski.
Blue came out half a year after the maastricht treaty was signed, transforming the european community into the european union. Most remarkably, the use of the color blue in the settings, objects, and wardrobe of the film creates an otherworldly quality for the viewer. Liberty, equality and fraternity are the themes of krzysztof kieslowskis trilogy, three colours. Krzysztof kieslowski interview for three colours blue. For the uninitiated, krzysztof kieslowskis three colours trilogy was made backtoback in 1993, following the success of his double life of veronique. The three colors trilogy was an arthouse staple in the 1990s, and the films hold up 20 years later as complex, emotionally resonant, and visually beguiling tales of contemporary europe. These videos show my appreciation and to help introduce in order to watch these fullhd and complete. Blue shows your sorrow, when at concealing, you fail. Instead, she sets about starting over, purging all remnants of her. Blue 1993 2003 mk2 productions samiramax buena vista. Bleu is a film that is full of emotional, artistic, and intellectual depth. Kieslowski evokes this with lush dissonance between visual segments, cuts and fades. All three were cowritten by kieslowski and krzysztof piesiewicz with story consultants agnieszka holland and.
In the moving first film of the three colors trilogy each part tells a standalone story oscarwinner juliette binoche gives a tourdeforce performance as julie, a woman reeling from the tragic death of her husband and young daughter. Blue is the first of three films that comprise the three colours trilogy, themed on the french revolutionary ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity. The concerto for europe has to be finished, despite all her fear and solitude. Malle was trying direct and wanted something more sophisticated. Kieslowskis three colors trilogy tackled the symbolism of the colors of frances national flag. Blue stars the brilliant juliette binoche as a woman whose husband and child are killed in a car accident from which. Three colors blue 1993 full movie video dailymotion. Niebieski is a 1993 french drama film directed and cowritten by polish. Despondent, julie attempts suicide, but she cannot bring herself to take her own life. These are lush, sweeping movies of ideas that manage to turn. The films theme of liberty is manifested in julies attempt to start life anew, free of personal commitments, belongings, grief or love. Film education is not responsible for the content of external sites. Second, of the three films, this one is a more complete realization of kieslowskis theme.
Blue is a phenomenal beginning to the three colors trilogy. Loved the expert use of colors in this film especially blue obviously and this only enhances the idea that the world is filled with beacons that point us in certain directions no matter how hard we try to avoid them. Such complications had already rendered him partially blind at the time of the film s release, only being able to. What is the exact moral about the movie three colors blue. Her initial reaction is to withdraw from her relationships, lock herself in her apartment and suppress her pain. Norman holland on krzysztof kieslowski, three colors. Blue, the first of krzysztof kieslowskis colors trilogy white and red have recently been completed. Bleu, the first installment in krzysztof kieslowskis trilogy inspired by the french tricolor, falls short of the mystical perfection that characterized the. The film surrounds a widow who lost her child and husband in a car accident, it shows her life after the event. It celebrates the idea of the european unity and integration, but also the three principles of the french. Mk2 productions sa ceo productionsfrance 3 cinemacab productions tor productions prod.
Cant wait to see the other two films in this trilogy. The trilogy takes its name from the colours of the french flag and its themes from the ideals represented by those colours. Blue add to watchlist the first of director krzysztof kie. Blue, white, and red are the colours of the french flag in lefttoright order, and the story of each film is loosely based on one of the three political ideals in the motto of the french.
Jun 08, 2011 exploring kieslowskis three colors trilogy. Blue is a 1993 french drama film directed and cowritten by polish filmmaker. With derek jarman, tilda swinton, john quentin, nigel terry. This boldly cinematic trio of stories about love and loss, from krzysztof kieslowski was a defining event of the arthouse boom of the 1990s. We have the whole film as her own inner drift through an interminable flow. It is his final feature film, released four months before his death from aidsrelated complications. Blue is the first part of kieslowskis trilogy on frances national motto. When a young frenchwoman tries to uncover her famous composer husbands secret life, her steps take her alternately closer to and further from the truth on a journey that ultimately leads to self. You would think those would be bigtime plus values. In blue 1993, juliette binoche plays a young woman whose. That innocence was gone by the time binoche completed louis malles damage 1992 aka fatale. Blue is the story of julie who loses her husband, an acclaimed european composer and her young daughter in a car accident.
It celebrates the idea of the european unity and integration, but also the three principles of the french revolution equality, brotherhood. The first part, blue, is a story of death and rebirth, with a tourdeforce performance by juliette binoche. Mavi trailer krzysztof kieslowski, krzysztof piesiewicz, juliette binoche, zbigniew zamachowski, julie delpy izlenecekfilm 7. Blue is the first of three films that comprise the three colours trilogy, themed on the french.
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