Three Colors: Blue1993

Krzysztof Kieślowski‘s first film in his colour trilogy is a visually brilliant exploration of grief after a massive tragedy. One might think from my above description that this would be the most depressing film. No, this is one of those films that not only explores the mourning of a recently widowed wife who actually plans to leave behind everything, (including big property, destroying her worldwide reputable husband’s composed tracks) so that she can forget the tragic past and start a new life but this film also explores how hope, faith and love can only bring such characters back on track no matter how much you sacrifice the past life and try to start a new life. Smallest of things makes the character to rethink her decisions like the rat and their babies in her apartment makes her think about her own daughter who died in the tragic accident, then at the cafe one flute player playing the tune that’s inspired by her husband’s composition, then her mother’s love towards her and there are such smaller details (Don’t want to spoil everything)  in the film that makes this character so memorable. Juliette Binoche performance is exquisite. The final shot defines her character subtly. According to Kieślowski, the subject of the film or blue colour defines liberty, specifically emotional liberty and how beautifully he has used the blue colour. Instant triumph of a film.  “Love never fails. For prophecies shall fail, tongues shall cease, knowledge will wither away. And now shall abide faith, hope and love; but the greatest of them is LOVE”