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The Three Colours Trilogy [Blu-ray]

Julliette Binoche , Julie Delpy , Krzysztof Kieslowski    Suitable for 15 years and over   Blu-ray
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  • Actors: Julliette Binoche, Julie Delpy, Irene Jacob
  • Directors: Krzysztof Kieslowski
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: French
  • Region: Region B/2 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Artificial Eye
  • DVD Release Date: 21 Nov 2011
  • Run Time: 288 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B005EYJV70
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 25,132 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Available for the first time in the UK on Blu-ray, Krzysztof Kieslowski s multi award-winning trilogy is a landmark of world cinema. Three Colours: Blue, White and Red have been acclaimed as masterpieces by critics and audiences the world over. The films, co-written by Kieslowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz, with whom he wrote the epic Dekalog cycle, explore the French Revolutionary ideals of freedom, equality and brotherhood and their relevance to the contemporary world. Blue examines liberation through the eyes of a woman (Juliette Binoche) who loses her husband and son in an auto accident, and solemnly starts anew. White is an ironic comedy about a befuddled Polish husband (Zbigniew Zamachowski) who takes an odd path of revenge against his ex-wife (Julie Delpy). A Swiss model (Irène Jacob) strikes up a friendship with a retired judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant) who eavesdrops on his neighbours in Red. The trilogy is a snapshot of European life at a time of reconstruction after the Cold War, reflected through Kieslowski's moralist view of human nature and illumined by each title's palate colour.

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37 of 40 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb package - cinema to treasure 28 Mar 2005
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In his "Three Colours" trilogy, Kieslowski takes a handful of people whose destinies are irretrievably welded together as an expression of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and presents their lives and the decisions which have led them to come together.

The trilogy is a wonderful piece of art. Relating the three colours of the French flag to the mantra of the French Revolution (liberty, equality, fraternity), Kieslowski explores these virtues not as ideals or as morals to be evoked in each of the films, but as values which have largely been swept aside by modern consumerism and the pursuit of self-satisfaction and self-indulgence.

Kieslowski used a different cameraman for each film, used different thematic colours for each (different filters, different colours featuring heavily in each film ,etc.), and constructs three films which have radically different moods and feels to them. (Please see my individual reviews for greater detail.)

Juliette Binoche dominates "Blue", totally, in an acting tour de force which sweeps you off your seat. Zbigniew Zamachowski gives a witty performance in "White" (the weakest of the trilogy), with Julie Delpy playing a supporting role. And in "Red", the honours are shared between Irene Jacob and Jean-Louis Trentignant. Kieslowski can thus change the internal dynamics of the film to suit his needs - he nowhere relies on conventional male/female leads. Rather he deconstructs the relationships of his leading actors and uses these to emphasise the themes of each film.

It was a brave move to shoot all three films so quickly (they overlapped in shooting) and in pursuit of such a tight schedule. Though the characters are ultimately linked, and incidentally cross one another's paths beforehand, Kieslowski does not attempt to create a single character or group whose story we can follow across the three films. The unity is in the thematic link.

The trilogy works because of the quality of the ensemble Kieslowski uses. Acting, photography, lighting, editing, and direction are superb, although so very different across the three parts. The stories are enigmatically scripted - "White" is, as a film, possibly the weakest of the three, but its storyline is perhaps the one which most intrigues you, the one which is most likely to have you playing 'what happens next?'

This is cerebral cinema at its very best. This is cinema which can cross cultures and explore universal themes. This is liberating cinema, cinema you can sit back and think abut at length. The themes are painted before you, but you are equal to the director and actors in your ability to read into them your own understanding. And it's an understanding you can enjoy, but which is best shared in discussion with others: these are films to be watched together with friends and loved ones ... then argued about late into the next day over a few beers or glasses of wine. This is cinema to treasure.

The three DVD's in the trilogy are each supplemented by extras in the form of master classes by Kieslowski and interviews with the leading actresses - curiously Julie Delpy, not Zbigniew Zamachowski, is given prominence in "White". And the package contains a fourth DVD, "I'm So-So" - a long interview with Kieslowski in which we can see his interplay with his ensemble of cameramen and technicians. Overall, a superb package which no cinema buff should miss.

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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm so-so 12 July 2004
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The real value of buying this set if you already own the Three Colours films on DVD is the inclusion of the documentary 'I'm so-so' on the fourth disc. It is a wonderful film and reveals Kieslowski in a way that his written autobiography does not (or it acheives something sufficiently different to make it worthwhile). We all know that the Three Colours films are high points of 1990s European cinema so there isn't too much to say there. The extras on each disc are exactly the same as Artificial Eye's previous DVD releases so if you already have them you have to make the financial decision to outlay more money on the set. It goes without saying that if you are new to these films then you should buy the set immediately. But also consider the director's earlier 'Dekalog' which, for my money, is his best output - the Polish films win every time.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Subtitle fault on Red 22 July 2009
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There is currently an English subtitle fault on the RED disc of the 4 disc set. The subtitles only come up if you go to Chapters and play from that. We returned three sets before working this out. The 4th disc has a subtitle option and is no trouble. The 3 films are magnificent, worth the nuisance.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Three Colours Collection: perceptive brilliance
Three stories- a study of grief, a revenge story and weirdly fascinating fable of coincidences, time shifts and capricious fate. Read more
Published 7 months ago by standardsfisher
5.0 out of 5 stars cant wait to watch white and red
watched Blue and found it searingly moving, visually gripping and bowled over as ever by Juliette Binoche. Read more
Published 12 months ago by glad2bhere
5.0 out of 5 stars Three Colours Blue
I have only seen so far the first one in the trilogy (i. e. Three Colours Blue) but this was an excellent start. Read more
Published 16 months ago by David Hellawell
5.0 out of 5 stars Great films -great pq
Kieslowski's three colours are cinematic masterpieces. Three colours Blue and Red being my favourites. When watching these films, you feel that you are in the presence of a master. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Jari Ahvalo
2.0 out of 5 stars Tanto fumo...
...poco arrosto, as they say in Italy ("A lot of smoke, not much beef") was the phrase that came to mind watching the trilogy over yesterday, along with the idea that Kieslowski's... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Stuart Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars Liberty, equality and fraternity
Around here, red, white and blue are known as the colours of the American flag, and they are also the colours of the French flag. Read more
Published 21 months ago by E. A Solinas
4.0 out of 5 stars Not optimised for widescreen
These are some of my favourite movies of all time, so I was very disappointed to find that the DVD is mastered for 4:3 TV (not anamorphic), and with a strange half-way zoom which... Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2010 by Kjetil T. Homme
5.0 out of 5 stars Three Colours Trilogy
Brilliant cinema! Three apparently dis-connected films come together at the end end in a very poignant accident at sea. Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2009 by Mr. Graham R. Dixon
5.0 out of 5 stars Liberty, equality, fraternity
For some, red, white and blue are known as the colours of the American flag. For others, they are also the colours of the French flag. Read more
Published on 1 Oct 2008 by E. A Solinas
4.0 out of 5 stars ethereal films collection
This trilogy comes highly recommended to anyone who appreciates a thoughtful and moving movie experience. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2008 by M. A. Bennett
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