10 Things I Learned: Three Colors
By November 29, 2011
Film Info
- France, Switzerland
- 1994
- 99 minutes
- Color
- 1.85:1
- French
- Spine #590
Krzysztof Kieślowski closes his Three Colors trilogy in grand fashion, with an incandescent meditation on fate and chance, starring Irène Jacob as a sweet-souled yet somber runway model in Geneva whose life dramatically intersects with that of a bitter retired judge, played by Jean‑Louis Trintignant. Meanwhile, just down the street, a seemingly unrelated story of jealousy and betrayal unfolds. Red is an intimate look at forged connections and a splendid final statement from a remarkable filmmaker at the height of his powers.
Cast
| Valentine | Irène Jacob |
| Judge Joseph Kern | Jean-Louis Trintignant |
| Karin | Frédérique Feder |
| Auguste | Jean-Pierre Lorit |
| Photographer | Samuel Le Bihan |
| Bartender | Teco Celio |
| Neighbor | Jean Schlegel |
| Woman | Elzbieta Jasinska |
| Karin’s friend | Paul Vermeulen |
| Drug dealer | Roland Carey |
Credits
| Director | Krzysztof Kieślowski |
| Producer | Marin Karmitz |
| Screenplay | Krzysztof Piesiewicz and Krzysztof Kieślowski |
| Cinematography | Piotr Sobocinski |
| Original music | Zbigniew Preisner |
| Editing | Jacques Witta |
| Sound | Jean-Claude Laureux |
| Sound mixer | William Flageollet |
| Production design | Claude Lenoir |
| Costumes | Corinne Jorry |
| Assistant director | Emmanuel Finkiel |
| Production manager | Gerard Ruey |
| Executive producer | Yvon Crenn |
| Screenplay consultants | Agnieszka Holland, Edward Zebrowski and Piotr Sobocinski |
| Dialogue translator | Marcin Latallo |
| Casting | Margot Capelier |
| Script supervisor | Geneviève Dufour |
| Technocrane operator | David Campbell |
| Steadicam operator | Riccardo Brunner |
| Set photographer | Piotr Jaxa |
| Hair and makeup | Catherine Zingg and Nathalie Tanner |
Disc Features
- New high-definition digital restoration, with 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- Cinema lesson with director Krzysztof Kieślowski
- New video essay by film writer Dennis Lim
- New interview with actor Irène Jacob, plus interviews with producer Marin Karmitz and editor Jacques Witta
- Behind-the-scenes footage
- Short documentary on the film’s world premiere at Cannes
- Krzysztof Kieślowski: I’m So-So . . . , a 1995 feature-length documentary in which Kieślowski discusses his life and work
- Original theatrical trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
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