WaxNWane
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The Three Colors trilogy was recently (finally) released on DVD. All 3 movies in one box for about $30.
For those who haven't seen them, the movies were a 90's series of French films (yes, that means subtitles) from late Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski. Separately, the movies are all easily among the top 5 in the years they were released. Together, it's nothing short of art.
The colors are used to represent aspects of human nature - Blue: liberty, White: equality, Red: fraternity. The first movie (Blue) is mesmerizingly somber - liberty through loss. Juliette Binoche is even more amazing than usual. The second (White) is a bit lighter and a bit of a black comedy at times - equality through revenge. Julie Delpy is the lead in that one. I remember the third (Red) as my favorite - heavier and subtle - the fraternity here is through odd friendships, manipulations, and even electronic eavesdropping by the male lead (Jean Louis Trintignant). Irene Jacob is excellent and perfectly nuanced in her role.
Kieslowski was a documentary director for much of his career, and supposedly the DVDs include a good bit of him explaining his theories behind each film.
The DVD release is a long time coming. Worth a rent, at least. Now if they'll just get around to Delicatessen.
Link to Amazon's page, but buy it wherever you want...I'm not whorin' for the man.
For those who haven't seen them, the movies were a 90's series of French films (yes, that means subtitles) from late Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski. Separately, the movies are all easily among the top 5 in the years they were released. Together, it's nothing short of art.
The colors are used to represent aspects of human nature - Blue: liberty, White: equality, Red: fraternity. The first movie (Blue) is mesmerizingly somber - liberty through loss. Juliette Binoche is even more amazing than usual. The second (White) is a bit lighter and a bit of a black comedy at times - equality through revenge. Julie Delpy is the lead in that one. I remember the third (Red) as my favorite - heavier and subtle - the fraternity here is through odd friendships, manipulations, and even electronic eavesdropping by the male lead (Jean Louis Trintignant). Irene Jacob is excellent and perfectly nuanced in her role.
Kieslowski was a documentary director for much of his career, and supposedly the DVDs include a good bit of him explaining his theories behind each film.
The DVD release is a long time coming. Worth a rent, at least. Now if they'll just get around to Delicatessen.
Link to Amazon's page, but buy it wherever you want...I'm not whorin' for the man.
