Three Colors: Blue

1993
7.8| 1h38m| R| en
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The wife of a famous composer survives a car accident that kills her husband and daughter. Now alone, she shakes off her old identity and explores her newfound freedom but finds that she is unbreakably bound to other humans, including her husband’s mistress, whose existence she never suspected.

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Protraph Lack of good storyline.
Listonixio Fresh and Exciting
Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Mariam Mansuryan WARNING: THIS REVIEW ALSO CONTAINS SPOILERS ABOUT THREE COLORS: RED AND THREE COLORS: WHITEBlue was a beautiful film. As I have seen all three colors by now, I have realized how kind this entire series is. All the characters are stuck somewhere in their lives, and at the end of Three Colors Red, they all stay alive after a ferry accident which shows that, in a way, they got unstuck and life still goes on.Blue is about a woman who loses her husband and daughter. I loved it how her pain is not cinematically over exaggerated as many directors would have done. It was shown in simple and non close-up ways, such as Julie swallowing medical pills but spitting them out, because she simply could not do that. I think that's why I say this movie was so kind - because it was extremely honest. I believed Julie's reaction to her husband's mistress, I believed her character, and all else about her.I liked the use of the color blue in here. It was Julie's color. Especially the jar hanging from her ceiling and the blue of the pool. Those colors represented her inner world for me: very calm, but at the same time radiant.I loved how Julie felt the music. There was a black screen, music - and then we were thrown back into the world in the same place and time where we were left. This is quite a unique cinematic technique, as fade to black usually means a change in scene.And in general, the music here was magnificent.One thing I noticed is that in all three films of colors, something life changing first happens to the characters, and later they make an unexpected decisions, that leads to the situation of being stuck to ease out a little bit...
ayhansalamci Blue, sky and sea are icons and they have a relaxing effect on human psychology. When we open our window every day or step on the street, the sky above us like an infinite dome is blue. We often see blue tones in the film. These colors that Julie confronts show her the transition to a peaceful life. In general I can say that I watched a great drama film. The use of musical stage and color is very successful. My favorite movie in the trilogy.
Lee Eisenberg "Trois couleurs: Bleu" ("Blue" in English) was the first entry in Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colors trilogy. Named after the colors on France's flag, the trilogy focuses on stories involving France's national motto: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. Kieślowski said that "Blue" looks at emotional, rather than political, freedom, as Juliette Binoche's widow Julie is no longer bound by family life but can't fully escape her past. This continuing connection is embodied in the lamp of blue beads, and in the footage of bungee jumping (in which the cords become more apparent as the movie progresses, symbolizing evidence of a link to the past). Most importantly, there is the music: much like how music consists not of a single note but of harmony with other notes, Julie cannot stay isolated from the rest of the world. Thus it's an anti-tragedy: Julie's attempt to erase her past call into question whether love and freedom can coexist.This is the first Kieślowski movie that I've seen, and I'm really impressed. His use of scenery and colors to tell the story mirrors Stanley Kubrick's style of filmmaking. Juliette Binoche won both a Golden Globe and a César for her performance, as well as an award at the Venice Film Festival (all well deserved). As for the director, I hope to see the other entries in Kieślowski's Three Colors trilogy, as well as his other works. It's too bad that he retired after finishing the trilogy and then died of a heart attack.
gavin6942 A woman (Juliette Binoche) struggles to find a way to live her life after the death of her husband and child.Nothing against the plot, but this is a visual film. As with the other two films in the trilogy, the color of the title features prominently in the color scheme. Here, unlike "White", the blues (and greens) jump out everywhere without being overwhelming. The elements are intense, but well-used.Does it compare to "Red"? Based on what everyone seems to think, it does not. But everyone should make up their own minds -- watch all three.