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In the first part of acclaimed Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski's extraordinary THREE COLOURS trilogy, BLUE represents Liberty (of Equality and Fraternity) in the French flag and national motto. Julie (Juliette Binoche) is a young, musically gifted Frenchwoman who has just lost her daughter and renowned composer-husband Patrice (Claude Duneton) in a tragic car accident. During her long physical and emotional convalescence, a journalist questions Julie about the widespread rumor that she's the actual composer of all Patrice's work. She rebuffs the journalist's inquiry regarding her husband's music, but she does not deny it. Upon leaving the hospital, Julie takes a flat in Paris and struggles to start anew--but not until she destroys Patrice's final unfinished work--a huge symphony for 12 orchestras, to be played at a gala celebrating the upcoming unification of 12 European nations. However, another copy surfaces, and gradually, as Julie discovers some surprising secrets about her husband's life, she's drawn back to the music, and the pleasures of existence. Kieslowski uses color as metaphor ingeniously, adding immense emotional depth to the story that is unfolding on screen. As Julie, Binoche is a striking cinematic presence. Her transition from a destroyed widow to a woman who has learned to embrace life gives BLUE the heart and soul that makes it a powerful, moving work.Product Identifiers
EAN5021866085302
eBay Product ID (ePID)3949394
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleThree Colours Blue
ActorBenoit Regent, Helene Vincent, Florence Pernel, Emmanuelle Riva, Juliette Binoche, Charlotte Very
DirectorKrzysztof Kieslowski
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Release Year2001
FeaturesWidescreen, With Subtitles, Scene By Scene Commentary By Krzysztof Kieslowski\Interviews With Juliette Binoche Jacques Witta And Marin Karmitz\Excerpts From The Original Soundtrack By Zbigniew Priesner\Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Run Time100 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureFrance
Director of PhotographySlawomir Idziak
ReviewsVariety - ...A riveting central performance by a carefully controlled, lovingly lit Juliette Binoche..., Film Comment - ...A masterpiece....Kieslowski is modern cinema's great prestidigitator: a humanist disguised as misanthrope..., Premiere - "...Stunningly filmed..." - Recommended
AuthorAgnieszka Holland, Krzysztof Kieslowski
Movie/TV TitleThree Colours Blue
ComposerZbigniew Preisner
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1