Screening Report 2: France: Bleu

1. Relate what was discussed in class or text to the screening:

Bleu was the first film of the Three Colors trilogy by director Krzysztof Kieslowskil which symbolizes the three different colors displayed on the French flag (blue, white, red). The film definitely had a slow-paced feel to it, did not have much dialogue. A lot of slow music and dark scenery, which makes sense do to Julie's time of mourning. Scenery definitely fit the storyline.


2. Find a related article and summarize the content:

The music, which was written by Zbigniew Preisner, set the tone for the film and it in a sense relied on it. Not only that, but the impact the music had on Julie's life and her late husband's is what snapped her back into reality. Given the fact her husband was a great composer, it was hard for her to ever really escape the mark he left. Between finding out about her husband's mistress and learning she is carrying his child, things got rough for Julie. This led her to begin a relationship with Olivier while resurrecting her husband's last composition.

3. Apply the article to the film screened in class:

I definitely felt that the music did set the tone for the film, and complied well with what was going on throughout the film. Whatever music was being played at the time, it fit the plot at that given moment. It almost seemed as if there was more music than dialogue throughout the film. It fits the plot though, given it's about a woman who loses her child and husband who was a composer.

4. Write a critical analysis of the film, including your personal opinion, formed as a result of the screening, class discussions, text material and the article:

The film was certainly very slow-paced, lacked dialogue. And when they did speak, it was at a very low-tone. I'm someone who enjoys a lot of good dialogue and usually get easily disinterested with a lack of such. But surprisingly, this movie kept me into it due to the interesting plot. It is clear Julie is having more than a rough time dealing with the loss of her daughter and husband, not wanting to face reality of almost any sort. She ends up making decisions she may have regretted upon learning of her husband's mistress and his child she is carrying. In the final scene when her and Olivier are having sex, she has some mixed emotions and may not have necessarily knew how to feel. She has a faint smile followed by tears running down her face. She doesn't know whether to feel guilty or not for her actions.

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Name: __Cameron Beall____________________________________  Date: __2/9/18__________________________

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/nov/09/three-colours-blue-review

http://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/04/movies/review-film-blue-the-first-installment-of-a-tricolor-trilogy.html

https://www.empireonline.com/movies/three-colours-blue/review/