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Red (1994)

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Reviews Counted:41

Fresh:40

Rotten:1

Average Rating:8.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: The final installment of Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski's brilliant THREE COLORS trilogy, RED stands for Fraternity (of Liberty and Equality) in the French flag and national motto. Valentine... The final installment of Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski's brilliant THREE COLORS trilogy, RED stands for Fraternity (of Liberty and Equality) in the French flag and national motto. Valentine Dussaut (the angelic Irene Jacob), a young student and model, accidentally hits a dog with her car. She attends to its injuries, only to discover that the animal's bitter owner, Judge Joseph Kern (Jean-Louis Trintignant), doesn't care for it--or anything--anymore. Valentine adopts the dog, but it runs away, straight back to the judge's home. When she returns to fetch the animal, she is shocked to find the judge eavesdropping on his neighbors' telephone conversations. Although initially morally disgusted, Valentine finds herself mesmerized by him; his sorrow and isolation intrigue her, and mirror her own feelings of sadness. Soon their relationship evolves into a platonic, yet passionate love that frees the judge from his guilt and cynicism, and opens a future of happiness for Valentine. Kieslowski's last film as a director is a bona fide work of art--aesthetically pleasing, philosophically challenging, and supremely engaging. As in the other films of the trilogy where he makes intentional use of the colors of the titles BLUE and WHITE within the films, here he employs the color red, on several levels, to further explore and illuminate the themes of this particular story. Although the director's early death was a tragic loss for the film world, his THREE COLORS trilogy will stand forever as one of cinema's most profound achievements. [More]

Starring: Irčne Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Frederique Feder, Jean-Pierre Lorit

Starring: Irčne Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Frederique Feder, Jean-Pierre Lorit

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Composer: Zbigniew Preisner

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Not an earth-shaking theme, to be sure, but this is art-house cinema of a very traditional kind, and its pleasures are familiar rather than compelling.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
07/30/03
TV Guide's Movie Guide

They don't make movies like this anymore.

Full Review Source: Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bryant Frazer
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05/14/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

With Red, Kieslowski pulls together in a wondrous way his posturing about where human life fits into the greater scheme of things in this vast universe.

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01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

A satisfying conclusion to Krzysztof Kieslowski's spectacular Polish- French- Swiss Three Colors trilogy.

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Christopher Null
Christopher Null
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04/08/08
Cole Smithey
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02/22/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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05/26/03
Darrin Keene
Darrin Keene
Film Threat

This is the director at the top of his game.

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08/29/02
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

In this final installment of a glorious trilogy ... [Kieslowski] has saved his greatest for last.

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01/01/00
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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the narrative seems delicate but precise, and it is difficult to say why the story and the images are so captivating, except that the film’s modulation of revelation, beauty and anticipation is exquisite.

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06/14/07
Douglas Pratt
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06/05/03
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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Jacob is so good in the role, so effective at suggesting a mingling of innocence and intuition, that it's easy to imagine why Red was written with her in mind.

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01/01/00
Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle
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The last segment of Kiewsloski's Three Color trilogy (Blue, White) is the jewel in the crown, meditative and mystical as the others yet warmer and more accessible in large part due to Jacob and Trintingnant's appealing performances.

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12/11/04
Emanuel Levy
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02/06/08
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
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Red will convince you of the importance of chance encounters in the quest for love and meaning in life.

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08/22/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Nothing quite captures the chills quite like the way the closing shot does

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02/13/01
Greg Muskewitz
Greg Muskewitz
eFilmCritic.com

Red is not a movie by a filmmaker who has run out of ideas, but one by an artist at the height of his powers.

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01/01/00
Hal Hinson
Hal Hinson
Washington Post
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A subtle masterpiece.

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James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
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Red succeeds so stirringly that it also bestows some much-needed magic upon its predecessors.

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Janet Maslin
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