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Blue (1993)
Rated: 15
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Theatrical Release: 00-00-0000
Synopsis: In the first part of acclaimed Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski's extraordinary THREE COLORS 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... In the first part of acclaimed Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski's extraordinary THREE COLORS 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 twelve orchestras, to be played at a gala celebrating the upcoming unification of twelve European nations. But 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. [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Benoit Regent, Helene Vincent, Florence Pernel, Charlotte Véry
DVD Info
Release:
Apr 3, 2003
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Additional Release Material:
- Additional Footage - 1. Krzysztof Kieslowski Cinema Lesson
- 2. A Discussion On Kieslowski's Early Years
- Production Interview - 1. Jacques Witta
- 2. Marin Karmitz
- 3. Juliette Binoche
- Audio Commentary - 1. Annette Insdorf
- 2. Jacques Witta
- 3. Marin Karmitz (Selected Scenes)
- 4. Juliette Binoche (Selected Scenes)
- Featurette - 1. REFLECTIONS ON BLEU
- Bonus Short - 1. Kieslowski Student Film: "Concert of Wishes"
Interactive Features:
- Scene Access
- Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
- Filmographies
Reviews
Blue -- Kieslowski's masterpiece -- is a story about the journey from grief and brokenness to rebirth, written on a woman's face.
Director Krzysztof Kieslowski's noted visual style is amply on display: images are transformed from the familiar into the unearthly, with a sense of dislocation permeating the whole.
Juliette Binoche stars in Blue, which was once considered the weakest of the trilogy but holds up better than one would have suspected.
Bathed in deep blue hues of depression and desolation by cinematographer Slawomir Idziak, Binoche justly earned several awards as Kieslowski’s numbed heroine.
A moody and mesmerizing film about mourning by Polish writer and director Krzysztof Kieslowski.
slow and difficult, and to some extent, that's what Kieslowski wanted
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