Overview
Part-time model Valentine meets a retired judge who lives in her neighborhood after she runs over his dog. At first the judge gifts Valentine with the dog, but her possessive boyfriend won't allow her to keep it. When she returns with the dog to the judge's house, she discovers him listening in on his neighbors' phone conversations. At first Valentine is outraged, but her debates with the judge over his behavior soon leads them to form a strange bond.
This was the final movie in a fantastic trilogy by Polish Director Krzysztof Kieślowski (the others are Three Colors: Blue and Three Colors: White). I look forward to checking out his other work.
While I can’t relate much to the meaning behind much of his work (I am still reading up on the history of France and the colors on their flag) I loved the overall feel of this film and the way that the story unfolds. At different points it reminded me of The Conversation (one of the best films that seems largely forgotten about when we talk about all-time great films). While many have said that Jacob can’t hold a candle to Binoche I think that is a bit unfair as Binoche had a lot more to work with in the first film.
And then…. there’s the ending. I didn’t love it and – I hate to criticize the director – it seems to have cheapened the rest of the film and potentially the trilogy. The odd thing about that is that as things turned right before that I thought the film had really ascended to an amazing level.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Three Colors: Red
Movie title: Three Colors: Red
Movie description: Part-time model Valentine meets a retired judge who lives in her neighborhood after she runs over his dog. At first the judge gifts Valentine with the dog, but her possessive boyfriend won't allow her to keep it. When she returns with the dog to the judge's house, she discovers him listening in on his neighbors' phone conversations. At first Valentine is outraged, but her debates with the judge over his behavior soon leads them to form a strange bond.
Date published: 2018-10-13
Director(s): Krzysztof Kieślowski
Actor(s): Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Frédérique Feder, Samuel Le Bihan, Marion Stalens, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Juliette Binoche, Julie Delpy, Benoît Régent
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
My Review
This was the final movie in a fantastic trilogy by Polish Director Krzysztof Kieślowski (the others are Three Colors: Blue and Three Colors: White). I look forward to checking out his other work.
While I can’t relate much to the meaning behind much of his work (I am still reading up on the history of France and the colors on their flag) I loved the overall feel of this film and the way that the story unfolds. At different points it reminded me of The Conversation (one of the best films that seems largely forgotten about when we talk about all-time great films). While many have said that Jacob can’t hold a candle to Binoche I think that is a bit unfair as Binoche had a lot more to work with in the first film.
And then…. there’s the ending. I didn’t love it and – I hate to criticize the director – it seems to have cheapened the rest of the film and potentially the trilogy. The odd thing about that is that as things turned right before that I thought the film had really ascended to an amazing level.
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My Review - 9/10
9/10