Blue (1993)

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Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski.

Starring Juliette Binoche, Benoit Regent, Emmanuelle Riva, Florence Pernel, Charlotte Véry.

The first chapter in Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski's "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. Despondent, Julie attempts suicide, but she cannot bring herself to take her own life. Instead, she sets about starting over, purging all remnants of her former existence in an attempt to sever her ties to the past. A piece in the trio of films loosely inspired by the colors of the French flag and their corresponding symbolic qualities, the basic focus of Blue is liberty. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide

Discussion with Ron Henderson, co-founder and artistic director of the Starz Denver Film Festival
Opening night at the Starz Denver Film Festival is a huge success, in large part thanks to this man.
(11/10/2006 Starz Denver Film Festival)

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Re: Best trilogy ever
by Risselada in Best Trilogies

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"The original Star Wars / Empire Strikes Back / Return of the Jedi will always be the best for me, but I would have to agree that Back to the Future is near perfect as well.I don't know if I would actually call Sergio Leone's and Clint Eastwood's "man with no name trilogy" a real trilogy since it just sort of uses the same character but wasn't really intended to be a trilogy from what I know. But they are great movies.The Mad Max trilogy is kind of fun too. With my favorite being Road Warrior, then Beyond the Thunderdome, then the original.Heh there are actually a couple movies that I have seen that are part of a trilogy and they are really good, but I haven't seen the rest of the movies in the trilogy.As for Dogville, I don't think the last movie has been made yet.However with the Three Colors Trilogy, I have seen Red, and it's so good I don't know why I haven't seen Blue and White yet.There are a few that I eally want to see but are hard to ge ... " [More]

Re: Watch any good foreign film ...
by lukasblu in Travelling with film

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"how about movies with anne parilaud;The ones i have seen and liked are:La Femme Nikita (1990)the original version of point of no return with bridget fonda;It is about a woman convicted of crime and instead of getting the death penalty ,she is trained to become a hired assasin for the govt.Innocent Blood (1992)a funny vampire movie,Map of the Human Heart (1993)it is about foster /orphan eskimo boy and a half-breed little girl(french/indian) that meets at the the foster home and begins to like each other,later seperates and meet each other later in time;Very heartwarming moviethe three colors series of movies by Krzysztof Kieslowski :Three Colors: Blue(1993),Three Colors: White (1994),Three Colors: Red (1994) " [More]

A Rewarding Film
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"The strength of Blue is it's beautiful observation at life, it's perfect cinematography (the color blue is especially strong in this film, though can somtimes feel a bit strong at times) and Juliette Binoche's performance. It's a slow film, there's no doubt about it. But if you really take the time to watch it you'll be taken into the characters world. " [More]

Blue
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"Blue (1993; French) is a classic by the great Polish director Keislowski, part of his trilogy Three Colors: Red, White, and Blue. It is the story of how a composer’s wife, Julie (Juliette Binoche), struggles with the death of her husband and daughter. Grieving, she tries to live free, cutting off all ties with the past. She even cuts off most ties with the present, saying more than once that she does nothing. This approach does not work well in the long run, and she establishes some connections, but she does so with a hard edge. For this movie to work requires a marvellous performance from the main character in order to hold our interest through ongoing grief, and Juliette Binoche gives that performance. It also requires that the unfinished piece of music that keeps recurring actually be good, and it is. Because Kieslowski is an intellectual film-maker with decades of experience, Blue requires a viewer who will rise above a relaxed acceptance of Hollywood cliches and try to ... " [More]

Blue - Three Colors
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"Watched this one with the wife the other night. Came at this one rather blind, not really knowing what to expect. I knew it was part of a trio of films, and that the titles were in reference to the colors of the French flag, but other than that, rented it on a whim.Right away I was struck by how beautiful the look of the film was. Every scene was breathtaking, not due to anything spectacular about the scenery or the beauty of the actress (and she is, of course), but in the choice of camera angle, the color choices, the camera filters, the cutting (I love how the musical piece in the story would suddenly swell, and the picture would fade out, and then fade back in to the same exact scene), playing with the audience's expectations and helping us to get inside the character's head.The story was ambiguous, but told in a straightforward manner. Juliet Binoche's character survives a car crash that kills her famous composer husband and young daughter. She fails at an early sui ... " [More]

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The first in famed Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski's "Three Colors" trilogy, this effort representing "Liberty" is a deliberately paced but rewarding look at the process of mourning and redefining one's life after personal tragedy strikes. As a vehicle for French superstar Juliette Binoche (and a mightily effective one), it allows her to convey a wide array of emotions that her previous screen work couldn't accomplish. Told with the director's trademark visual eye, the film also uses music as a catalyst (a major character is a composer as well), with a haunting score by Zbigniew Preisner that was written before the film was made, so the action could follow its rhythms. Followed by Trois Couleurs: White and the Oscar-nominated Trois Couleurs: Red, this series furthered Kieslowski's reputation as a world-class filmmaker and expanded his considerable fan base to include North America. ~ Jason Clark, All Movie Guide

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