Three Colors: Red

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Three Colors: Red

R

1994

1h 36m

Drama

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Part-time model Valentine (Irène Jacob) meets a retired judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant) who lives in her neighborhood after she runs over his dog. At first the judge gifts Valentine with the dog, but her possessive boyfriend won't allow her to keep it. When she returns with the dog to the judge's house, she discovers him listening in on his neighbors' phone conversations. At first Valentine is outraged, but her debates with the judge over his behavior soon leads them to form a strange bond.

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Critics Consensus

A complex, stirring, and beautifully realized portrait of interconnected lives, Red is the captivating conclusion to a remarkable trilogy.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

04/11/2023

5/5

It is an almost supernatural contrivance: brooding on coincidence, fate and the insoluble mystery of other people’s lives...

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Robert Horton

Film Comment Magazine

04/10/2018

Kieślowski functions as a sardonic god who plucks his characters from harm at the last moment, having already bestowed saving grace on them. There's something desperate and beautiful about the crossed paths and accidental meetings.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

02/21/2018

Is it profound or is it facile? When a movie gives you goose bumps, it may not matter.

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Bianca Garner

Filmotomy

10/10/2024

It is a warning of what may come if we isolate ourselves from others and cut off communication.

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David Parkinson

Radio Times

09/06/2024

5/5

The film's use of colour and sound is unparalleled in 1990s cinema, while the intricate plot linking model Jacob with snooping judge Jean-Louis Trintignant is spellbinding.

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Sean Axmaker

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10/28/2023

... the rich red color scheme brings a vibrancy to the scenes: it's the color of love, anger, passion, heat, and it warms this into becoming the most forgiving film in the series.

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Alexsander F

@Aelxs 1d

orgive the redundancy, but the film is extraordinary—so assured in its construction, so lucid in its emotional architecture, that it feels almost pedagogical. If one were tasked with illustrating the anatomy of a truly accomplished screenplay, Kieślowski’s work would stand among the most compelling exemplars: a quiet masterclass in narrative precision and moral complexity. / Perdoe a redundância, mas o filme é extraordinário — tão seguro em sua construção, tão lúcido em sua arquitetura emocional, que chega a soar quase didático. Se alguém fosse incumbido de ilustrar a anatomia de um roteiro verdadeiramente realizado, a obra de Kieślowski figuraria entre os exemplos mais contundentes: uma aula silenciosa de precisão narrativa e complexidade moral.

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Anderson A

@Anderson47474 Jan 22

FILMASSO, atuação dos protagonistas impecável, e como a trama vai se desenrolando deixa tudo cativante, o desenvolvimento dos dois quando se conhecem é lindo e como essa amizade se desenrola. Pro plot Twist 9.0

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Joy B.

@9mr_0 Jan 4

اريد شيء انتقدة بالفلم ماكو فلم اقل ما يقال عنه تحفة قنية قصة رائعة و مكتملة من كل اركانها الممثلين ابدعوا في تمثيلهم و تطور الشخصيات في الفلم كان ينتقل من ابدع الى ابداع بدون اي مبالغة التصوير و الموسيقى خلوني اعيش الفلم مو اشاهدة الكامرة بتحركها المشاهد العادي يحسبها حركة عادية لكن كل حركة خلفها تفصيلة جميلة تخدم الفلم والقصة و الشخصيات المخرج فيلسوف قدم القصة بطريقة رائعة و جذب انتباهي للفلم من اول دقيقة. سرد القصة بشكل هادىء مع تفاصيل جميلة و اعطى للشخصيات الوقت و المساحه ليبدعوا. هذا الافلام التي حتى لو شاهدتها مرة واحدة بحياتك سبقى عالقة للابد و ان شاهدتها الف مره لا تمل في كل مره ستكتشف شيء جديد بالفلم تفصيلة جديدة

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Alain E

@AlainE Aug 1

A fantastic film for people who love Kieslowski. The three colors theme refer to the “tricolor “ French flag, but the movie is situated in the French speaking part of Switzerland. Throughout, we follow several stories of random occurrences, loss and near tragedy. Irene Jacob and Trintignant are superb. Excellent color cinematography and very good music by his steady collaborator Zbigniew Preisner, including the piece credited to the fictitious composer Van den Budenmayer. And also the recurring theme of an elderly person struggling to deposit a bottle for recycling.

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Will G

@Wgoodeve Jul 3

A great French film. This was my favorite movie in the three colors trilogy. I enjoyed the ballet scenes. There was romance. There were some scenes about a judge. Tres intéressant.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 7

Success in 1 hour and 36 minutes!!!!!!!!!! In French (France) and English versions, each with English subtitles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Krzysztof Kieslowski

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Irène Jacob

Valentine Dussaut

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Joseph Kern

Jean-Pierre Lorit

Auguste Bruner

Frédérique Feder

Karin

Samuel Le Bihan

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Synopsis

Part-time model Valentine (Irène Jacob) meets a retired judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant) who lives in her neighborhood after she runs over his dog. At first the judge gifts Valentine with the dog, but her possessive boyfriend won't allow her to keep it. When she returns with the dog to the judge's house, she discovers him listening in on his neighbors' phone conversations. At first Valentine is outraged, but her debates with the judge over his behavior soon leads them to form a strange bond.

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Producer: Marin Karmitz
Screenwriter: Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Production Co: RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse, CAB Productions, MK2 Films, France 3 Cinéma, Tor Film Production
Rating: R (Brief Strong Sex Scene)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $858.4K
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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