The Three Colors Trilogy
March isn�t even over yet and already I know what one of the year�s best DVDs is going to be. Late master Krysztof Kieslowski�s final work proved to be a heavily ambitious endeavor that examined the modern virtues plaguing the world, with themes ranging from liberty, equality, and fraternity all symbolically represented by one of the three French flag colors, BLUE, WHITE and RED or THE THREE COLORS TRILOGY. BLUE is the most somber of the three, it deals with a woman�s loss of her family, and how she copes with the process. White is the most satirical of the three, it is the story of a polish immigrant�s obsession with his soon to be ex-wife. Red is widely considered to be the best, it�s a dazzling, and beautiful mystery, that works fine by itself, but brings the trilogy to a fantastic close. The Trilogy as a whole is fantastic, each is a great film, and they all work on their own, but they form a tight, masterful union in the company of each other.
The late master Kieslowski retired after this ambitious project and past away some years later. But his work still remains as brilliant as it ever was, seeing THREE COLORS once again reinforces that. Each movie stars a leading actress of extreme talent and beauty, each of them (Juliette Binoche, Julie Delpy, & Ir�ne Jacob) give fantastic performances, but never outshine Kieslowski work of how are lives are at the mercy of irony and fate.
The box set contains all three movies, individually, with each containing their own special features, and there are tons of them. All three contain an audio commentary with film scholar Annette Insdorf, commentary from the films leading lady, a three-part discussion on director Krzysztof Kieslowski's films, a three-part examination of the "Three Colors" trilogy, and many, many more. Of all the features my favorite is the brilliant widescreen transfer, the picture is beautiful, and fits with the landscape and ambition of these films.
To the people who have never heard of this amazing trilogy, go out and rent all three parts in order, I guarantee you�ll be running out to pick up this box-set half-way into WHITE. These are brilliant films that need to be seen.
Past DVDs of the Week
March 21
Far From Heaven
MARCH 14
Road to Perdition
MARCH 7
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Special Edition)
FEBRUARY 28
Glory (Special Edition)
FEBRUARY 21
One Hour Photo
FEBRUARY 14
The Color Purple (Special Edition)
FEBRUARY 08
Igby Goes Down
JANUARY 31
Undercover Brother
JANUARY 24
Kissing Jessica Stein
JANUARY 17
About a Boy
JANUARY 10
Signs (Vista Series)
JANUARY 3
Barbershop (special edition)
DECEMBER 28
MY TOP 5 DVDs OF THE YEAR
1.Pulp Fiction (special edition)
2.Memento (collectors edtion)
3.Reservoir Dogs (Ten Year)
4.Blue Velvet (specail edition)
5.The Usual Suspects (special edition)
DECEMBER 20
Scorsese Week Continues
DECEMBER 13
Martin Scorsese Week
Goodfellas Casino
Mean Streets Cape Fear
The Color of Money Kundun
The King of Comedy
The Last Temptation of Christ
DECEMBER 6
Minority Report (Widescreen Edition)
NOVEMBER 29
Back to the Future - The Complete Trilogy
NOVEMBER 22
Friday Fresh Pack - New Line Platinum Series
NOVEMBER 14
Malcolm in the Middle-
The Complete First Season
NOVEMBER 8
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Unrated Edition
NOVEMBER 1
Trading Places
OCTOBER 25
Beauty and the Beast (Disney Special Platinum Edition)
OCTOBER 18
Star Trek III - The Search for Spock (Special Edition)
OCTOBER 11
"Snatch"
"Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels"
OCTOBER 4
Insomnia (2002)
SEPTEMBER 27
Chris Rock:Bring the Pain
SEPTEMBER 20
Taxi Driver Raging Bull
Jackie Brown The Deer Hunter
SEPTEMBER 13
Panic Room (Superbit Edition)
SEPTEMBER 6
Changing Lanes
AUGUST 30
Reservoir Dogs
Special Limited Edition
AUGUST 23
All About the Benjamins
AUGUST 16
Pulp Fiction - Miramax Collector's Edition
AUGUST 9
Star Trek II:The Wrath of Kahn (Director's Cut)
AUGUST 2
Requiem For A Dream/PI 2-Pack
JULY 26
The Time Machine (2002)
JULY 19
John Q
JULY 12
The Royal Tenenbaums- Criterion Collection
JULY 5
Gosford Park
JUNE 28
Men In Black(special edition)
JUNE 21
A Beautiful Mind (Awards Edition)
JUNE 14
The Shipping News
JUNE 7
Blue Velvet (special edition)
MAY 31
Traffic(Criterion Collection)
MAY 24
Memento (Collector's Edition)
MAY 17
Vanillia Sky
MAY 10
The Others
MAY 3
Oceans Eleven
APRIL 26
Jerry McGuire (special edition)
APRIL 19
Pearl Harbor/Remember The Titans 2-Pack
APRIL 12
Mulholland Drive
APRIL 5
The Usual Suspects (special edition)
MARCH 29
Sexy Beast
MARCH 22
Training Day
MARCH 15
Drawing Flies
MARCH 8
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
