Product Description

United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN, SPECIAL FEATURES: Box Set, Documentary, Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Multi-DVD Set, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Three Colours Blue (1993): Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colours trilogy, which explores the French Revolutionary ideals of Freedom, Equality and Brotherhood, are landmarks of world cinema. 'Three Colours Blue' was an immediate success, winning the top prizes at the 1993 Venice film festival and unanimous praise from critics and audiences the world over. Julie (Juliette Binoche) loses her composer husband and their child in a car crash and, though devastated, she tries to make a new start, away from her country house and a would-be lover. But music still surrounds her and she uncovers some unpleasant facts about her husband's life. Slowly Julie learns to live again, as music and the gift of creativity prove to be a healing force. Three Colours White (1994): 'Three Colours White', a very funny and ironic black comedy, is the second in Krzysztof Kieslowski's acclaimed trilogy based on the ideals of the French Revolution. Karol (Zamachowski), a Polish hairdresser, is divorced by his beautiful French wife Dominique (Delpy) and thrown onto the streets of Paris, penniless and with no passport. All seems lost until he meets a fellow Pole who ingeniously smuggles Karol back to Warsaw in a suitcase. Once there, Karol is determined to take revenge against his ex-wife. He deals successfully on the black market until he has enough money to put his plan into action, but he hasn't counted on love getting in the way of its perfect execution... Three Colours Red (1994):...Krzysztof Kieslowski - The Three Colours - Trilogy - 4-DVD Box Set ( Trois couleurs: Bleu / Trzy kolory: Bialy / Trois couleurs: Rouge ) ( Three Colours: Blue / Three Colours: White / Three Colours: Red )

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11395 in DVD
• Brand: ARTIFICIAL EYE
• Released on: 2004-04-26
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Number of discs: 4
• Format: PAL
• Original language: French
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 4
• Running time: 338 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Even though one can view each segment of Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colours trilogy on its own, it seems absurd to do so; why buy the trousers instead of the entire suit? Created by Kieslowski and his writing partner Krzysztof Piesiewicz for France's bicentennial, the titles--and the themes of the films--come from the three colours of the French flag representing liberty, equality and fraternity. Blue examines liberation through the eyes of a woman (Juliette Binoche) who loses her husband and son in an auto accident, and solemnly starts anew. White is an ironic comedy about a befuddled Polish husband (Zbigniew Zamachowski) who takes an odd path of revenge against his ex-wife (Julie Delpy). A Swiss model (Irène Jacob) strikes up a friendship with a retired judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant) who eavesdrops on his neighbours in Red. The trilogy is a snapshot of European life at a time of reconstruction after the Cold War, reflected through Kieslowski's moralist view of human nature and illumined by each title's palate colour.

On the DVD: The DVD set has numerous extras spread throughout the three discs; the end result is a superior collection. Each disc has a short retrospective, culled together from new interviews with Kieslowski's crew, plus film critic Geoff Andrew, biographer Annette Insdorf (who also does the commentaries), and fellow Polish director Ageniska Holland. Producer Marin Karmitz also reminisces about the experience. There's an exceptional effort to show the magic of Kieslowski (who died two years after the trilogy) through a discussion of his various career phases, interviews with the three lead actresses, four student films, and archival materials including simple--and wonderful--glimpses of the director at work. Excellent insight is also provided by Dominique Rabourdin's filmed "cinema lessons" with Kieslowski. Without viewing any of his other films, this set illustrates the uniqueness of Kieslowski. --Doug Thomas

DVD Description
Krzysztof Kieslowski’s multi award-winning trilogy is a landmark of world cinema. Three Colours: Blue, White and Red have been acclaimed as masterpieces by critics and audiences the world over. The films, co-written by Kieslowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz, with whom he wrote the epic Dekalog cycle, explore the French Revolutionary ideals of freedom, equality and brotherhood and their relevance to the contemporary world. Featuring outstanding music scores by Zbiginiew Preisner and immaculate performances from Juliette Binoche, Irene Jacob and Jean-Louis Trintingnant among others, the trilogy is arguably the foremost achievement by one of the world’s greatest directors. This four-disc set brings together all three films along with a wealth of supplementary features, including Krzysztof Wierzbicki’s fascinating documentary about Kieslowski, I’m So-So ….

Special Features
Three Colours: Blue

• Krzysztof Kieslowski masterclass
  
• Interviews with Juliette Binoche, editor Jacques Witta and producer Marin Karmitz
  
• Excerpts from the original soundtrack by Zbiginiew Preisner
  
• Theatrical trailer
  
• Running Time: 100 minutes

Three Colours: White

• Krzysztof Kieslowski masterclass
  
• Interviews with Julie Delpy and producer Marin Karmitz
  
• Excerpts from the original soundtrack by Zbiginiew Preisner
  
• Theatrical trailer
  
• Running Time: 88 minutes

Three Colours: Red

• Krzysztof Kieslowski masterclass
  
• Making of … documentary
  
• Cannes featurette
  
• Interviews with Irene Jacob, editor Jacques Witta and producer Marin Karmitz
  
• Excerpts from the original soundtrack by Zbiginiew Preisner
  
• Theatrical trailer
  
• Running Time: 95 minutes

I’m So-So … - 1994 documentary by Krzysztof Wierzbicki