Three Colors: Blue

This film singlehandedly tops Dekalog in its ability to capture pure emotional resonance through visual storytelling. Three Colors: Blue is a tragic and personal depiction of Liberty, a primary element of the French Revolutionary slogan. It shows a grieving woman’s desperate attempts to liberate herself from recent trauma but inevitably failing to escape herself, her past. The cinematography is bright yet melancholic and the score is brilliantly implemented to evoke memories of the final symphony of the woman’s deceased husband, a composer. In conclusion, this is the most intimate experience I’ve had with Kieslowski yet and by far his most technically exceptional work. 96/100