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Three Colors: Blue is the first part of Kieslowski's trilogy on France's national motto: Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. Blue is the story of Julie who loses her husband, an acclaimed European composer and her young daughter in a car accident. The film's theme of liberty is manifested in Julie's attempt to start life anew free of personal commitments, belongings grief and love. She intends to spiritually commit suicide by withdrawing from the world and live completely independently, anonymously and in solitude in the Parisian metropolis. Despite her intentions, people from her former and present life intrude w...
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ith their own needs. However, the reality created by the people who need and care about her, a surprising discovery and the music around which the film revolves heals Julie and irresistably draws her back to the land of the living.
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Het eerste deel van Kieślowski's trilogie naar de kleuren van de Franse vlag en de leuzen van de Franse revolutie buigt zich over het thema vrijheid. Dat is de vrijheid van Julie (Juliette Binoche), als de rest van haar gezin omkomt bij een auto ongeluk. Vastbesloten het verleden uit te bannen, verhuist ze naar een nieuw bestaan. Zo makkelijk gaat dat echter niet. Haar man was componist en werkte aan een Europese hymne. De klanken van dit werk blijven weerklinken. Zijn assistent probeert Julie over te halen het project samen te voltooien. Eens te meer wordt zij door het verleden ingehaald als ze ontdekt dat ...
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haar echtgenoot een minnares had. Die zwanger van hem is. Julie zal moeten accepteren dat de absolute vrijheid een loos streven is.
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The first chapter in Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski's "Three Colors" trilogy, Blue stars Juliette Binoche as Julie, the lone survivor of an automobile crash that killed her husband, a famed composer, and their only child. Despondent, Julie attempts suicide, but she cannot bring herself to take her own life. Instead, she sets about starting over, purging all remnants of her former existence in an attempt to sever her ties to the past. A piece in the trio of films loosely inspired by the colors of the French flag and their corresponding symbolic qualities, the basic focus of Blue is liberty.
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' Fanny And Alexander ' & 'Rushmore' Go Blu Looking for some Christmas ideas for the cinephile in your family, then you might want to take a look at Criterion's November slate which is poised to help end the year on a bang for the boutique label. The big highlight--and as hinted a couple of months ago--is the arrival of Krzysztof Kieslowski ‘s The Three Colours Trilogy into the collection. Broken up into three bold and beautiful films (natch)--“ Three Colours: Blue ,” “ Three Colours: White ” and “ Three Colours: Red ”--“Blue” stars Juliette Binoche in what has been described as an anti-tragedy, “White,” stars Julie Delpy …
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