Three Colors: Blue
Miramax | Release Date: September 3, 1993 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
87
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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100
CineVuePatrick Gamble
Like delving into a cold cave of human emotion, Three Colours: Blue is the jewel in the crown of Kieślowski’s trilogy – a fascinating examination of freedom, sorrow and identity, and perhaps one of the most necessary films of contemporary French cinema. Read full review
100
The GuardianPeter Bradshaw
There is a wonderful reach and flair in Kieślowski’s film-making. Read full review
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Think of how we read the thoughts of those closest to us, in moments when words will not do. We look at their faces, and although they do not make any effort to mirror emotions there, we can read them all the same, in the smallest signs. A movie that invites us to do the same thing can be very absorbing. Read full review
88
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
As rich in emotional impact as in style, this motion picture sets a high standard that we as viewers can only hope the other two chapters of the trilogy will match. Read full review
89
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Blue is a movie that engages the mind, challenges the senses, implores a resolution, and tells, with aesthetic grace and formal elegance, a good story and a political allegory. Read full review
100
Washington PostHal Hinson
For Kieslowski, subtlety is a religion. He hints or implies -- anything to keep from laying his cards on the table. With "Blue," you never feel he's shown his whole hand; not even after the game is over. Read full review
80
VarietyLisa Nesselson
Bold final sequence is a visual and aural crescendo calibrated to show that while each person is fundamentally alone, every life inevitably touches other lives. Read full review
80
The GuardianDerek Malcolm
The film is almost totally schematic and this weakens it. What strengthens it is the sheer emotional power of its making. Read full review
50
The New York TimesVincent Canby
Blue doesn't seduce the viewer into its very complex, musically formal arrangements. The narrative is too precious and absurd. The interpretation it demands seems dilettantish. Read full review
100
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Daring in its willingness to risk looking maudlin by dealing with extremes, Blue doesn't hesitate to explore spiritual and psychological states that are beyond many films. Read full review
100
EmpireMarcus Trower
What lifts it out of the doldrums is Kieslowski's fascinating use of reflections, focusing techniques and camera angles to give the somewhat pedestrian material a profound and otherworldly East European feel. Read full review
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