Three Colors: Red

This was the final movie in a fantastic trilogy by Polish Director Krzysztof Kieślowski (the others are Three Colors: Blue and Three Colors: White).  I look forward to checking out his other work. While I can't relate much to the meaning behind much of his work (I am still reading up on the history of France and the colors on their flag) I loved the overall feel of this film and the way that the story unfolds.  At different points it reminded me of The Conversation (one of the best films that seems largely forgotten about when we talk about all-time great films).  While many have said that Jacob can't hold a candle to Binoche I think that is a bit unfair as Binoche had a lot more to work with in the first film.  And then.... there's the ending.  I didn't love it and - I hate to criticize the director - it seems to have cheapened the rest of the film and potentially the trilogy.  The odd thing about that is that as things turned right before that I thought the film had really ascended to an amazing level.  

A perfect way to round out a wonderful trilogy of films, only very loosely connected but with tones that feel like they flow effortlessly into one another. After the more intensely dramatic "Blue" and comedic "White", we finish with the quietly absorbing and sweet "Red", a tale about two very different people gradually becoming friends after a chance car accident. It's one of those films that doesn't necessarily have a specific aspect one can point to that makes the film outstanding, but the more one watches the film the more they find themselves drawn into the lives of these characters, in a way not unlike the eavesdropping of the judge in the film. It's a film of quiet surprises and lovely small moments.