Three Colors: Blue (1993)

Trois couleurs: Bleu

When I reviewed Kieslowski's The Double Life of Veronique, I mentioned its ability to stay on your mind much like Lost in Translation does, but it's even more true for Three Colors: Blue. While Sofia Coppola's movie dealt with loneliness and disconnections, Kieslowski's first movie of his color-trilogy deals with loss.

Julie (Juliette Binoche) lose both her husband and their lone child in a car crash she survives, and the rest of the movie is about how she deals with it, how it changes her and how the life that still goes on around her affects her and her choices. Binoche is brilliant, Kieslowski equally so directing and finally also Slawomir Idziak (director of photography and scenario collaborator) should receive his share of praise for the work. While many mention the music's part as one of their many reasons to like or love this movie, the music didn't do as much for me.

While there's a lot of good to be said about this, it also lacks the engaging parts that made me enjoy both movies mentioned in the first paragraph better. It's still a fantastic movie highly recommended for everyone except those who sadly depends on high octane action, sparkling dialogues or cheap humor. This is subtle, deep and food for thought, and makes me look even more forward to reach deeper into Kieslowski's filmography.