THREE COLORS TRIPTYCH

A film by Krzysztof Kieslowski

Cast : Julie Delpy, Juliette Binoche, Hélène Vincent, Benoit Régent, Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Zbigniew Zamachowski

1994 / drama / France, Suisse, Pologne / Color / status : completed / long feature-film / International collections

BLUE (91′)

Julie loses her composer husband and their child in a car crash and, though devastated, she tries to make a new start, away from her country house and a would-be lover. But music still surrounds her and she uncovers unpleasant facts about her husband’s life. Slowly Julie learns to live again, as music and the gift to create it prove to be a healing force.

 

WHITE (100′)

Karol, a Polish hairdresser, is divorced by his beautiful French wife Dominique and thrown onto the streets of Paris, with no money and no passport. All seems lost until he meets a fellow Pole who ingeniously smuggles Karol back to Warsaw in a suitcase. Once there, Karol is determined to take revenge against his ex-wife. He deals successfully on the black market until he has enough money to put his plan into action, but he hasn’t counted on love getting in the way of its perfect execution.

 

RED (96′)

Irène Jacob is stunning as a young model who meets a retired judge by chance when she rescues his dog from a car accident. Jean-Louis Trintignant is utterly compelling as the embittered judge who spends his days eaves dropping on his neighbours’phone conversations. Their initially fiery relationship wellows into a close friendship which ultimately liberates them both. A final twist of fate reveals the destinies of the characters from all three parts of the trilogy.

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