Krzysztof Kieslowski Retrospective in Mumbai news
Screening of Kieslowski's Three Colours Trilogy in Cinemax, Versosa & Metro AdLabs
UTV World Movies, India's first international movie channel and Enlighten Film Society are organizing Krzysztof Kieslowski Retrospective - a special screening of the award winning Three Colours Trilogy in Mumbai beginning October 5.
The Three Colours trilogy is Kieslowski's best-known work. It is inspired by France's national motto - Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity - and also represents the three colours of the French Flag. Three Colours: Blue was nominated for 3 Golden Globes and bagged another 13 awards & 7 nominations. Three Colours: White earned Kieslowski the Best Director prize in Berlin, 1994. Three Colours: Red was a proud nominee of 2 Oscars in 1994 and for the Golden Palm at Cannes the same year. The movie has another 11 awards & 14 nominations to its credit..
Three Colours: Blue
October 5, 2008 (Sunday)
Starring the award winning glamorous actress Juliette Binoche, Three Colours: Blue is the first in the trilogy based on the French Revolutionary ideals
Julie, wife of the famous composer Patrice de Courcy, must cope with the death of her husband and daughter in an automobile accident she herself survives. While recovering in the hospital, Julie attempts suicide by overdose, but cannot bear to go through. After being released from the hospital, Julie closes up the house she lived in with her family and takes an apartment in Paris without telling anyone. For the remainder of the film, Julie disassociates herself from all past memories and distances herself from former friendships.
Despite her desire to live anonymously and alone, life in Paris forces Julie to confront elements of her past that she would rather not face.
Three Colours: White
October 12, 2008 (Sunday)
The film is about emotional inequality of a seemingly perfect relationship
Karol is a Polish hairdresser working in France. He has a beautiful wife, Dominique, whom he loves to obsession, and who is in the process of divorcing him for his inability to "consummate the marriage". Karol loses all of his earthly possessions and is literally driven out of France by his estranged wife. The remainder of the movie has Karol fighting to resolve his deep passion for Dominique with his own helplessness
Three Colours: Red
October 26, 2008 (Sunday)
Set in Geneva, Switzerland, the film begins where a naïve university student and part-time model, Valentine, is talking to her emotionally distant but possessive boyfriend. Valentine then meets a reclusive retired judge, Joseph Kern, after accidentally injuring his dog.
A parallel story follows Valentine's neighbor, Auguste, a law student, who is in and out of her daily routine without either realizing it. Auguste is studying for his law exams, and has a girlfriend, Karin, whose job is to provide "personal weather forecasts" to travelers.
The film implies, but does not overtly state, that Valentine and Auguste will eventually meet and begin a relationshi
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Enthusiasts of the films of Polish
Enthusiasts of the films of Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski (Blind Chance, Dekalog, The Double Life of Véronique, Three Colours Trilogy, etc) are invited to drop by my chatroom at the Brasserie Alizé on the anniversary of the director’s death, this coming Friday evening, 13 March 2009, from around 1800 UTC and throughout the weekend for those who don’t sleep much. Please pass on the invitation to others and hopefully see you there!