This effort representing "Liberty" is a deliberately paced but rewarding look at the process of mourning and redefining one's life after personal tragedy strikes.

Rating: 9/10 (20 May 2010)

The rehabilitation of a human spirit after painful tragedy is given stunning, aesthetic dimension here. Shocked by the death of her composer husband and their young daughter in a car crash, a woman (Juliette Binoche) destroys his final work, but draws back from killing herself.
Three Colors: Blue is the first part of director Krzysztof Kieslowski's magisterial trilogy and its a harrowing experience, as Binoche's Julie first attempts suicide, then strives for the freedom to cope with her suffering by retreating within herself. Discreetly, brilliantly and closely observed.