
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require either a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play In the first part of acclaimed Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski&s extraordinary THREE COLOURS trilogy BLUE represents Liberty (of Equality & Fraternity) in the French flag & national motto Julie (Juliette Binoche) is a young musically gifted Frenchwoman who has just lost her daughter & renowned composer-husband Patrice (Claude Duneton) in a tragic car accident During her long physical & emotional convalescence a journalist questions Julie about the widespread rumor that she&s the actual composer of all Patrice&s work She rebuffs the journalist&s inquiry regarding her husband&s music but she does not deny it Upon leaving the hospital Julie takes a flat in Paris & struggles to start anew--but not until she destroys Patrice&s final unfinished work--a huge symphony for 12 orchestras to be played at a gala celebrating the upcoming unification of 12 European nations However another copy surfaces & gradually as Julie discovers some surprising secrets about her husband&s life she&s drawn back to the music & the pleasures of existence Kieslowski uses color as metaphor ingeniously adding immense emotional depth to the story that is unfolding on screen As Julie Binoche is a striking cinematic presence Her transition from a destroyed widow to a woman who has learned to embrace life gives BLUE the heart & soul that makes it a powerful moving work