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  • Actors: Juliette Binoche, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Julie Delpy, Ryszard Dembinski, Jerzy Fedorowicz
  • Directors: Krzysztof Kieslowski
  • Writers: Krzysztof Kieslowski, Agnieszka Holland, Edward Zebrowski
  • Producers: Marin Karmitz
  • Format: Anamorphic, Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
  • Language French
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Miramax
  • DVD Release Date: 4 Mar 2003
  • Run Time: 98 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00008976Y
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 112,416 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The first instalment of the late Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski's trilogy on Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, the three colours of the French flag. Blue is the most sombre of the three, a movie dominated by feelings of grief. As the film begins, a car accident claims the life of a well-known composer. His wife, played by Juliette Binoche (Oscar winner for The English Patient), does not so much put the pieces of her life back together as start an entirely new existence. She moves to Paris, where she dissolves into a wordless life virtually without other people. Kieslowski attaches an almost subconscious significance to the colour blue but primarily he focuses on Binoche's luminous face and the way her subtle shifts in emotion flicker and disappear. The picture may be more enigmatic than the follow-ups White and Red but Binoche's quiet, heartbreaking presence becomes spellbinding; her performance won the best actress prize at the Venice Film Festival in 1993. --Robert Horton

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Kieslowski's Die Hard trilogy, 22 Feb 2002
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This review is from: Three Colours Blue [DVD] [1993] (DVD)
Don't let the last review put you off. If you're looking at this film, you won't be expecting car chases and machine guns ... These three films, of which Blue if the first, offer a perfect example of what European film makers do so well and Hollywood does so badly, spellbindingly slow studies of character and situation that draw you in, that you need to relax into like a hot bath. If you agree that films can be an artform and not pure entertainment, you don't faint at the thought of subtitles and you don't need an explosion every five minutes to keep you concentrating, give these a try.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST FILM !!!!!!, 29 Jun 2001
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This review is from: Three Colours Blue [VHS] [1993] (VHS Tape)
It is a pleasure for me to be able to write a review of this film. Its beautiful, haunting music impressed me so much that I have since bought, not only the soundtrack, but more CDs of Preisner's music, and I have seen all the films which comprise the trilogy, plus "The Double Life of Veronique" (same director, same composer). I only wish that they could have made more films together. The circumstances, although tragic, result in a courage and determination which is inspiring, and which give answers to the perennial questions as to whether one should continue to attempt to communicate with people, or to withdraw completely, especially after a tragedy, when one is very vulnerable. It's a story of love, of faith and of courage.
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars THE EPITOME OF DIGNITY AND COURAGE., 4 April 2004
By Val De Beer "Val De Beer" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Three Colours Blue [DVD] [1993] (DVD)
I have watched "Three Colours Blue" again today,and each time I watch it, I find new aspects which impress me so much.
The stillness on the face of the main character, Julie, played by Juliette Binoche, conveys far more effectively than any words or any hysteria, the searing pain that she feels when she is told of the death of her husband and daughter in the car accident from which she recovers, and watches their funeral from her hospital bed.
She distances herself from the rest of the world, after she makes sure that every possible aspect of her life has been dealt with, including the man who has worshipped her as an idol for many years.
However, slowly she comes to realise that one cannot live entirely for oneself and still live a life, and very slowly she comes back to the world.
It is the amazing acting ability, not only of Juliette Binoche but of all the characters, which shows the brilliant directorial skills of Kieslowski. The dignity, the quiet moments, the flashbacks by means of colour and music and the cameo parts played by Julie's mother and the boy who found the gold cross after the accident, are all directed with skill and love for the medium.
The music is so beautiful that I bought the CD as well and I love it!
The message that without love, there is no point in life, one is incomplete is conveyed by means of the film line but also by the words from Corinthians, which are given a clear meaning after you've watched this wonderful film.
He is a director who is sadly missed...........
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4.0 out of 5 stars Yet more proof that Juliet Binoche is one of the finest actresses of all time
Firstly, I think I understand the views of those reviewers who did not like this film, but for me, it exemplifies everything I love about French cinema. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Tonkfan

5.0 out of 5 stars Facing the music
An awful lot has already been said about this Krzysztof Kieslowski film from 1993 and the Three Colours trilogy of which it makes up the first part. Read more
Published 18 months ago by cathy earnshaw

5.0 out of 5 stars Eloquent and elegant
Blue, the first film in the triptych of Blue-White-Red, is, at heart, about liberty. In fact, it's a meditation on liberty - more than just in the way it dwells on the theme, but... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Ian Shine

5.0 out of 5 stars The colour of grief
First time round, I saw this mainly as a film about a woman's reaction to overwhelming grief when her composer husband and daughter die in a car crash. Read more
Published on 6 April 2007 by Four Violets

1.0 out of 5 stars Awful
Where to start? Generally this film was beyond pretentious; the whole narrative was indulgently narcassistic, characteristic of the type of film that certain directors and... Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2006 by A. Best

5.0 out of 5 stars Blue period
Blue is the color of sadness and depression. And "Blue" ("Bleu") is the first film in the celebrated Colors trilogy by Krzysztof Kieslowski. Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2006 by E. A Solinas

1.0 out of 5 stars Pretentious and dull
I read a few reviews on here saying that this film was dull before I'd seen it and assumed that they were just the usual "Hollywood blockbuster" crew moaning about another... Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2005 by Mr. T. Morris-Davies

4.0 out of 5 stars Sombre ,well-acted film
"Three Colours Blue" is a serious and reflective work by Polish director Kieslowski ,featuring an excellent acting performance by Juliette Binoche in the lead role as Julie, the... Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2005 by L. Davidson

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding film on so many levels
The first in Kieslowski's 'Three Colours Trilogy', and a film made remarkable by the quality of its photography and the dominant presence of Juliette Binoche. Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2005 by Budge Burgess

2.0 out of 5 stars Dull, dull and I didn't even fancy Juliette
If you think you've seen enough French films that suggest they are not for you then this film is to be avoided. Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2005 by VanGo

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