Trois couleurs: Bleu

Rating: 8/10 (14 January 2007)

In the beginning there is a car accident (a popular scenario for filmmakers). Julie has lost her husband and her daughter. After that she wants to lose every connection to her old life, because she couldn't stand being reminded of her big loss. That's an understandable human reaction. We do not hear anything about why she is able to afford living without working, we know that she has enough money and that's it, because also for Julie money is not important. She has to find her way back into life. The film deals with love, loss and coincidence. If she had found out about her husband's girlfriend earlier, what would have been her reaction? Juliette Binoche is fabulous as Julie, she carries the whole movie with her believable performance. Krzysztof Kieslowski's direction is superb, he lets us see the world the way Julie sees it. The camera often concentrates on small pieces to underline how she has to struggle with herself and isn't interested to think in bigger terms.