WATCH PARTY: Three Colors: Blue (1993) Krzysztof Kieślowski @ Richard Tucker
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This will be the second Kieślowski film I'm checking out, after The Double Life of Véronique (1991). We'll be in the meeting room with the nice big screen to the left of the entrance at Richard Tucker.
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RATED: R
SYNOPSIS: In the devastating first film of the Three Colors trilogy, Juliette Binoche gives a tour de force performance as Julie, a woman reeling from the tragic death of her husband and young daughter. But BLUE is more than just a blistering study of grief; it’s also a tale of liberation, as Julie attempts to free herself from the past while confronting truths about the life of her late husband, a composer. Shot in sapphire tones by Sławomir Idziak, and set to an extraordinary operatic score by Zbigniew Preisner, BLUE is an overwhelming sensory experience.
BLURBS:
"There is something so rich and spacious and unhurried here. There is a wonderful reach and flair in Kieślowski’s film-making." - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
"The score from Zbigniew Preisner is extraordinary, the opening motorway crash sequence is terrifying and the final close-up, as Julie is ultimately reconciled to her fate, is unutterably moving." - Kevin Maher, The Times (UK)
"Kieslowski almost never made a film about characters who lacked choices. Indeed, his films were usually about their choices, how they arrived at them, and the close connections they made or missed. That is the difference between films for children and films for adults." - Roger Ebert