(1993)
4.5
Jason Clark
The first in famed Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski's "Three Colors" trilogy, 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. As a vehicle for French superstar Juliette Binoche (and a mightily effective one), it allows her to convey a wide array of emotions that her previous screen work couldn't accomplish. Told with the director's trademark visual eye, the film also uses music as a catalyst (a major character is a composer as well), with a haunting score by Zbigniew Preisner that was written before the film was made, so the action could follow its rhythms. Followed by Trois Couleurs: White and the Oscar-nominated Trois Couleurs: Red, this series furthered Kieslowski's reputation as a world-class filmmaker and expanded his considerable fan base to include North America.
awards for Blue on AllMovie
Blue (1993)
French Academy of Cinema
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Won |
Best Actress
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1993 |
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Won |
Best Editing
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1993 |
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Won |
Best Sound
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1993 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
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Nominated |
Best Foreign Language Film
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1993 |
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Nominated |
Best Original Score
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1993 |
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Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
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1993 |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
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Won |
Best Music Score
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1992 |
Telluride Film Festival
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Presented |
Film Presented
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1993 |
Venice International Film Festival
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Won |
Golden Lion
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1993 |
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Won |
Osella d'Oro for Best Cinematography
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1993 |
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Won |
Volpi Cup for Best Actress
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1993 |
