Trois couleurs: Bleu
Krzysztof Kieslowski / FR, PL, CH, 1993 / 99 min.
In the devastating first part of Kieślowski’s trilogy, Juliette Binoche in a dazzling display of acting ability plays a woman who sees her life from a different perspective after the tragic death of her husband and young daughter. Winner of a Golden Lion in Venice.
This year, distributor Cherry Pickers will release four digitally (4K) restored films by Krzysztof Kieslowski (1941 - 1996) (4K): La double vie de Véronique (1991) and the Trois couleurs trilogy (1993/1994) inspired by the colours of the French flag.
The three episodes entitled Bleu, Blanc and Rouge are subtle, associative meditations on the core values of the French Revolution: freedom, equality and brotherhood. Juliette Binoche, Julie Delpy and Irène Jacob play the female leads.
In Trois couleurs: Bleu, Binoche plays a woman who has lost her child and composer husband in a car crash. Julie tries to start over, far from her estate and would-be lover, but soon discovers unpleasant facts about her husband’s life. Julie slowly learns how to live again thanks to the music that continues to surround her.
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Director
Krzysztof Kieslowski
Production year
1993
Country
FR, PL, CH
Original title
Trois couleurs: Bleu
Length
99 min.
Language
French, Romanian, Polish
Subtitles
NLD or ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
De films van Kieślowski
Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski broke through internationally with his ten-part series Dekalog, which examined the meaning of the Ten Commandments for modern humans.
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