Three Colors Trilogy: Blue, White, Red [1994] (BLU)
Krzysztof Kieslowski
Synopsis
This boldly cinematic trio of stories about love and loss, from Krzysztof Kieslowski, was a defining event of the art-house boom of the 1990s. The films are named for the colors of the French flag and stand for the tenets of the French Revolution—liberty, equality, and fraternity—but that hardly begins to explain their enigmatic beauty and rich humanity. Set in Paris, Warsaw, and Geneva, and ranging from tragedy to comedy, Blue, White, and Red (Kieslowski’s final film) examine with artistic clarity a group of ambiguously interconnected people experiencing profound personal disruptions. Marked by intoxicating cinematography and stirring performances by Juliette Binoche, Julie Delpy, Irène Jacob, and Jean-Louis Trintignant, Kieslowski’s Three Colors is a benchmark of contemporary cinema.
Special Features:
- High-definition digital restorations, with 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks
- Three cinema lessons with director Krzysztof Kieslowski
- Interviews with cowriter Krzysztof Piesiewicz, composer Zbigniew Preisner, and actors Julie Delpy, Irène Jacob, and Zbigniew Zamachowski
- Selected-scene commentary featuring actor Juliette Binoche
- Video essays by film critics Annette Insdorf, Tony Rayns, and Dennis Lim
- Documentary from 1995 featuring Kieslowski
- Three short films by Kie?lowski—The Tram (1966), Seven Women of Different Ages (1978), and Talking Heads (1980)—plus the short film The Face (1966), starring Kieslowski
- Interview programs on Kieslowski’s life and work, featuring Binoche, Insdorf, Jacob, film critic Geoff Andrew, filmmaker Agnieszka Holland, cinematographer S?awomir Idziak, producer Marin Karmitz, and editor Jacques Witta
- Behind-the-scenes programs for White and Red, and a short documentary on Red’s world premiere
- Trailers
- Essays by film critics Colin MacCabe, Nick James, Stuart Klawans, and Georgina Evans; an excerpt from Kieslowski on Kieslowski; and reprinted interviews with cinematographers Idziak, Edward K?osi?ski, and Piotr Soboci?ski
Product Details
- Format: Color, Widescreen
- Language: French
- Subtitles: English
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85.1
- Number of Discs: 3
- Rating: Not Rated
- Label: Criterion Collection
- Release Date: 11/15/2011
- Run Time: 290 minutes
- Catalogue #: 587
- Region: A