Directed by:
Krzysztof KieslowskiCinematography:
Sławomir IdziakComposer:
Zbigniew PreisnerCast:
Juliette Binoche, Benoît Régent, Florence Pernel, Charlotte Véry, Hélène Vincent, Philippe Volter, Claude Duneton, Hugues Quester, Emmanuelle Riva (more)VOD (4)
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The first instalment of the late Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski's trilogy on Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, the three colours of the French flag. Blue is the most sombre of the three, a movie dominated by feelings of grief. As the film begins, a car accident claims the life of a well-known composer. His wife, played by Juliette Binoche, does not so much put the pieces of her life back together as start an entirely new existence. She moves to Paris, where she dissolves into a wordless life virtually without other people. Kieslowski attaches an almost subconscious significance to the colour blue but primarily he focuses on Binoche's luminous face and the way her subtle shifts in emotion flicker and disappear. The picture may be more enigmatic than the follow-ups White and Red but Binoche's quiet, heartbreaking presence becomes spellbinding; her performance won the best actress prize at the Venice Film Festival in 1993. (Curzon Artificial Eye)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
European Film Awards
- 1994 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Best Film)
César Awards
- 1994 - Juliette Binoche (Best Actress)
- 1994 - Best Sound
- 1994 - Best Editing
- 1994 - Best Film
- 1994 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Best Director)
- 1994 - Florence Pernel (Most Promising Actress)
- 1994 - Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz (Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation)
- 1994 - Zbigniew Preisner (Best Original Music)
- 1994 - Sławomir Idziak (Best Cinematography)
Goya Awards
- 1994 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Best European Feature)
Guldbagge Awards
- 1993 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Best Foreign Film)
Amanda Awards
- 1994 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Best Foreign Language Film)
Golden Globes
- 1994 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
- 1994 - Juliette Binoche (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1994 - Zbigniew Preisner (Best Original Score)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1993 - Zbigniew Preisner (Best Music Score)
- 1993 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Best Foreign-Language Film)
Venice Film Festival
- 1993 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Golden Lion for Best Film)
- 1993 - Juliette Binoche (Volpi Cup for Best Actress)
- 1993 - Sławomir Idziak (Golden Osella - Outstanding Technical Contribution)