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Three Colours: Blue

Trois couleurs : Bleu (Three Colours: Blue)

1993

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Juliette Binoche, Benoît Régent, Florence Pernel, Charlotte Vêry ...

7.4

42,963

Drama Three Colors: Blue is the first part of Kieslowski's trilogy on France's national motto: Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. Blue is the story of Julie who loses her husband, an acclaimed European composer and her young daughter in a car accident. The film's theme of liberty is manifested in Julie's attempt to start life anew free of personal commitments, belongings grief and love. She intends to spiritually commit suicide by withdrawing ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Desson Thomson The Washington Post	"The rehabilitation of a human spirit after painful tragedy is given stunning, aesthetic dimension"	POS
United States	Lisa Nesselson Variety	"[It] falls short of the mystical perfection that characterized 'The Decalogue,' but boasts a riveting central performance by a carefully controlled, lovingly lit Juliette Binoche"	POS
United Kingdom	Derek Malcolm The Guardian	"A major work (...) Intense and moving"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"A challenge to the imagination (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	The New York Times	"'Blue' doesn't seduce the viewer into its very complex, musically formal arrangements. The narrative is too precious and absurd. The interpretation it demands seems dilettantish."	NEG
United Kingdom	Time Out	"An arresting study of notions of individual freedom in the modern world (...) Binoche responds with her best work to date"	POS
United Kingdom	Marcus Trower Empire	"This superb French arthouse modern classic still beguiles (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Adam Mars-Jones The Independent	"Most viewers of 'Three Colours Blue' will be too busy trying to follow the plot (...) Kieslowski has a subtle and almost prohibitively personal film language"	NEU
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"A powerful motion picture - both in terms of its dramatic impact and in its method of presentation (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Binoche as charismatic as ever in Kieślowski masterwork (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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