There are three colors in the French flag, blue, white, and red. Famed Polish director Krzysztof Keislowski (The Decalogue) directed three films bases loosely on the three themes associated with the colors of the flag: liberty, equality and fraternity. The first of these films is Blue.
The stunning Juliette Binoche stars as Julie de Courcy, who survives a terrible car wreck that takes the life of her composer husband and her daughter. She disassociates from her former life, withdrawing into herself as she moves from her home to an apartment in Paris. She slowly becomes re-engaged in life, with the help of a female friend, Lucille (Charlotte Very). She has to deal with an old family friend who becomes intent on finishing her late husband's unfinished composition.
This is film making at its best. Universally beloved the Three Colors trilogy starts with 'Blue', and it's an auspicious beginning indeed. Binoche has never looked so radiant, so serious, and so fulling inhabiting a character. The cinematography is excellent, and the French location is used to help convey a sense of place.
This is a great film. It should be on any film buff's list of must see films. It's routinely on the list of best films of all time.
Rated R for some sexual content
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