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Blue (1993)

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Reviews Counted: 32

Fresh: 32

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Average Rating: 8.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: In the first part of acclaimed Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski's extraordinary THREE COLORS trilogy, BLUE represents Liberty (of Equality and Fraternity) in the French flag and national motto.... In the first part of acclaimed Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski's extraordinary THREE COLORS trilogy, BLUE represents Liberty (of Equality and Fraternity) in the French flag and national motto. Julie (Juliette Binoche) is a young, musically gifted Frenchwoman who has just lost her daughter and renowned composer-husband Patrice (Claude Duneton) in a tragic car accident. During her long physical and emotional convalescence, a journalist questions Julie about the widespread rumor that she's the actual composer of all Patrice's work. She rebuffs the journalist's inquiry regarding her husband's music, but she does not deny it. Upon leaving the hospital, Julie takes a flat in Paris and struggles to start anew--but not until she destroys Patrice's final unfinished work: a huge symphony for twelve orchestras, to be played at a gala celebrating the upcoming unification of twelve European nations. But another copy surfaces, and gradually, as Julie discovers some surprising secrets about her husband's life, she's drawn back to the music, and the pleasures of existence. Kieslowski uses color as metaphor ingeniously, adding immense emotional depth to the story that is unfolding on screen. As Julie, Binoche is a striking cinematic presence. Her transition from a destroyed widow to a woman who has learned to embrace life gives BLUE the heart and soul that makes it a powerful, moving work. [More]

Starring: Juliette Binoche, Benoit Regent, Helene Vincent, Florence Pernel

Starring: Juliette Binoche, Benoit Regent, Helene Vincent, Florence Pernel, Charlotte Véry, Emmanuelle Riva

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Composer: Zbigniew Preisner

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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
12/17/08
Lisa Nesselson
Variety
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Blue -- Kieslowski's masterpiece -- is a story about the journey from grief and brokenness to rebirth, written on a woman's face.

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09/20/07
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer

Director Krzysztof Kieslowski's noted visual style is amply on display: images are transformed from the familiar into the unearthly, with a sense of dislocation permeating the whole.

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08/30/06
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Juliette Binoche stars in Blue, which was once considered the weakest of the trilogy but holds up better than one would have suspected.

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07/01/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

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Emanuel Levy
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03/30/05
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

A fascinating mood piece.

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01/07/05
Michael Dequina
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05/05/04
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Bathed in deep blue hues of depression and desolation by cinematographer Slawomir Idziak, Binoche justly earned several awards as Kieslowski’s numbed heroine.

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03/18/04
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

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10/03/03
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

A moody and mesmerizing film about mourning by Polish writer and director Krzysztof Kieslowski.

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07/20/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

As the French might say, "Se manifique.'

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06/13/03
Gary Brown
Houston Community Newspapers

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Dragan Antulov
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05/05/03
James O'Ehley
Movie Gurus

slow and difficult, and to some extent, that's what Kieslowski wanted

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02/28/03
Christopher Null
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Darrin Keene
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01/24/03
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