Directed by:
Krzysztof KieslowskiCinematography:
Piotr SobocińskiComposer:
Zbigniew PreisnerCast:
Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Samuel Le Bihan, Juliette Binoche, Julie Delpy, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Teco Celio, Marion Stalens (more)VOD (4)
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The final section of the late Krzysztof Kieslowski's acclaimed Three Colours trilogy (preceded by Blue and White) is the least likely of the three to stand alone, and indeed benefits from a little familiarity with the first two parts. Nevertheless, it's a strong, unique piece that reflects upon the ubiquity of images in the modern world and the parallel subjugation of meaningful communication. Irène Jacob plays a fashion model whose lovely face is hugely enlarged on a red banner no one in Geneva, Switzerland, can possibly miss seeing. Striking up a relationship with an embittered former judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant), who secretly scans his neighbours' conversations through electronic surveillance, Jacob's character becomes an aural witness to the secret lives of those we think we know. Kieslowski cleverly wraps up the trilogy with a device that brings together the principals of all three films. (Curzon Artificial Eye)
(more)Awards
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Academy Awards
- 1995 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1995 - Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1995 - Piotr Sobociński (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1995 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Best International Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1995 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Best Director)
- 1995 - Irène Jacob (Best Leading Actress)
- 1995 - Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1995 - Best Film not in the English Language
European Film Awards
- 1994 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Best Film)
César Awards
- 1995 - Zbigniew Preisner (Best Original Music)
- 1995 - Best Film
- 1995 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Best Director)
- 1995 - Jean-Louis Trintignant (Best Actor)
- 1995 - Irène Jacob (Best Actress)
- 1995 - Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz (Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation)
- 1995 - Best Sound
Golden Globes
- 1995 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1994 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Best Foreign-Language Film)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1994 - Best Foreign Language Film
- 1994 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Best Director)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1994 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (Golden Palm - Official Competition)
Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- 1995 - Krzysztof Kieslowski (The Andreas Award - Honorable Mention)