BLUE
. 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.
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Awards/Notes:
(GLV) (CesarN)
Produced
by: CAB Productions / CED Productions / France 3 Cinema (FR 3)
MK2
Productions / Tor Studio
Sound
Mix: Dolby
Genre/keyword:
Drama
Certification:
Finland:K-12 / UK:15 / USA:R
Runtime:
UK:100
Directed by
Krzysztof
Kieslowski
Cast (in credits order) probably complete
Juliette Binoche .... Julie (GGN)
Benoit Regent .... Olivier
Florence Pernel .... Sandrine
Charlotte Very .... Lucille
Helene Vincent .... Journalist
Philippe Volter .... Estate Agent
Claude Duneton .... Doctor
Hugues Quester .... Patrice
Emmanuele Riva .... Mother
Florence Vignon .... Copyist
Jacek Ostaszewski .... Flautist
Yann Tregouet .... Antoine
Isabelle Sadoyan .... Servant
Daniel Martin .... Downstairs Neighbor
Catherine Therouenne .... Neighbour Next Door
Alain Ollivier .... Lawyer
Pierre Forget .... Gardener
Philippe Manesse
Idit Cebula
Jacques Disses
Yves Penay
Arno Chevrier
Stanislas Nordey
Michel Lisowski
Philippe Morier-Genoud
Julie Delpy .... Dominique
Zbigniew Zamachowski .... Karol Karol
Alain Decaux
Written by
Agnieszka Holland (story)
Slavomir Idziak (story)
Krzysztof Kieslowski (also story)
Krzysztof Piesiewicz (also story)
Edward Zebrowski (story)
Cinematography by
Slawomir Idziak
Music by
Zbigniew Preisner (GGN)
Production Design by
Yvon Crenn
Costume Design by
Claude Lenoir
Film Editing by
Jacques Witta
Produced by
Marin Karmitz
Trois Couleurs: Bleu
Song for the Unification of Europe (Patrice's Version)
Van den Budenmayer - Funeral music (winds)
Julie - Glimpses of Burial
Reprise - First appearance
The Battle of Carnival and Lent
Reprise - Julie with Olivier
Ellipsis 1
First flute
Julie - in her new apartment
Reprise - Julie on the stairs
Second flute
Ellipsis 2
Van den Budenmayer - Funeral music (organ)
Van den Budenmayer - Funeral music (full orchestra)
The Battle of Carnival and Lent II
Reprise - flute (closing credits version)
Ellipsis 3
Olivier's theme - piano
Olivier and Julia - Trial composition
Olivier's theme - finale
Bolero - Trailer for "Red" film
Song for the Unification of Europe (Julie's Version)
Closing credits
Reprise - organ
Bolero - "Red" film
Original music by Zbigniew
Preisner
Music recorded by Sinfonia
Varsovia
Directed by Wojciech Michniewski
The Silesia Philharmonic Choir
Choral director - Jan Wojtacha
Solists : Beata Rybotycka
Soprano : Elzbieta Towarnicka
Flute : Jacek Ostaszewski
Piano : Konrad Mastylo
CHORUS
Though I speak with the tongues of angels,
If I have not love...
My words would resound with but a tinkling of a cymbal.
And though I have the gift of prophecy...
And understand all mysteries...
and all knowledge...
And though I have all faith
So that I could remove mountains,
if I have not love...
I am nothing.
Love is patient, full of goodness;
Love tolerates all things,
Aspires to all things,
Love never dies,
while the prophecies shall be done away,
tongues shall be silenced,
knowledge shall fade...
thus then shall linger only
faith, hope, and love...
but greatest of these...
is love.
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