Beautiful and quiet

Rating: 8/10 (6 October 2003)

'Trois Couleurs: Bleu' is the first out of three movies directed and co-written by master Krzysztof Kieslowski. This is the story of a woman Julie (Juliette Binoche) who loses her husband, a famous modern composer, and her daughter in a car crash. She deals with this tragic event on her own way.
Blue is the first color on the French flag and it stands for "liberté", which means freedom. Julie moves away to an anonymous place in Paris where she is free of her past, and therefor free of everything. From here on she has the freedom to do everything she wants.
The movie looks beautiful. Of course the color blue is seen a lot. In her old house she even had a "blue room". Juliette Binoche is perfect as Julie. The movie is not one of the most happiest and most fun to watch ('Blanc' from the same trilogy is a little happier for example), but there are so many beautiful things to enjoy. Just enjoy this great quiet movie.