Thursday, 31 October 2013

Part One: Liberty

Three Colours: Blue (1993)

Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski this film stars Juliette Binoche, Benoit Regent and Emmanuelle Riva. The wife of a famous French composer recovers from the death of her husband and daughter in a car crash.

This is the first part of a trilogy of films on France and French revolutionary ideals with a plot that advances the fairly common theme that no person can be an island. Clearly this is a story of a person coming to terms with grief and while it is well handled I am not sure that it offers much new to a well covered subject. Where the film is excellent is in it's execution, the film makes great use of colour and especially music to highlight themes as well as tie the story together.


4/5

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