Three Colours: Blue

Impressions before seeing it
For those who don't know, this movie is part of a trilogy by polish director Kryzstof Kieslowski. I had already seen the other two, Red and White, and enjoyed them, so I picked up the trilogy from Amazon to check out Blue.

How was it?
Where is apathy in the five stages of grief? Juliette Binoche plays a woman who, after losing her husband and daughter in a car accident (not a spoiler, it happens in the first two minutes), stops caring about everything. I don't think I've seen grief done in this way before so that was refreshing, although it took some getting used to. Kieslowski's films have a way of alienating me at the beginning and then gradually pulling me in until I'm fascinated. I don't know if anyone else gets this feeling or if it's just me.

As the title suggests, the colour blue shows up a lot in this movie for added symbolism. I can't remember if Red and White do this too, but I assume so. It's a nice touch anyway, although it was so blatant that I kept getting pulled out of the movie by the reminder that I was looking at a visual representation of its title. Luckily Juliette Binoche's performance as a very damaged woman was good enough to bring me back in. Good work, madam.

Recommendation
I don't think there are many people who would necessarily be interested in a Polish movie from the 80's starring French actors. But if you've already seen Red and/or White, give this one a shot, too.