Blue

I loved this movie. It is the first part of Krzysztof Kieslowski's ``Three Colours'' trilogy, and tells the story of Julie, a young woman who tries to completely change her life when her composer husband and their five-year old daughter die in a wreck. The ensuing story is compelling and intriguing, but it wasn't until the final moments that I truly understood the ``message'' of this film.

Juliette Binoche brings a stubborn denial to the role of Julie, and her gorgeous face is most fitting in a film about love and its role in life. More remarkable even than her acting, however, is the music by Zbigniew Preisner, which interacts with the plot in a complex fashion. Julie's husband was a composer (although it was alleged that she wrote all his music) and his unfinished concerto for the unification of Europe is what draws eventually Julie back to her old life. The music is both haunting and evocative, and the accompanying soundtrack CD is an eagerly awaited addition to my collection.

I have scanned the brochure that went with the movie, and you can get GIF images of the front (362k) and back (337k), or peruse the collection of stills:

Julie (92k)
Julie looking troubled (31k)
Julie with a woman who is very badly made up to look pregnant (27k)
Julie and her composer friend (28k)
Julie swims to let off emotional steam (19k)
Julie in a scene I can't remember being in the film (27k)