The final installment of Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski&s brilliant THREE COLOURS trilogy RED stands for Fraternity (of Liberty & Equality) in the French flag & national motto Valentine Dussaut (the angelic Irene Jacob) a young student & model accidentally hits a dog with her car She attends to its injuries only to discover that the animal&s bitter owner Judge Joseph Kern (Jean-Louis Trintignant) doesn&t care for it--or anything--anymore Valentine adopts the dog but it runs away straight back to the judge&s home When she returns to fetch the animal she is shocked to find the judge eavesdropping on his neighbors& telephone conversations Although initially morally disgusted Valentine finds herself mesmerised by him; his sorrow & isolation intrigue her & mirror her own feelings of sadness Soon their relationship evolves into a platonic yet passionate love that frees the judge from his guilt & cynicism & opens a future of happiness for Valentine Kieslowski&s last film as a director is a bona fide work of art--aesthetically pleasing philosophically challenging & supremely engaging As in the other films of the trilogy where he makes intentional use of the colours of the titles BLUE & WHITE within the films here he employs the colour red on several levels to further explore & illuminate the themes of this particular story Although the director&s early death was a tragic loss for the film world his THREE COLOURS trilogy will stand forever as one of cinema&s most profound achievements