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Three Colors: Blue is
the first part of Kieslowski's trilogy on France's national motto: Liberty,
Equality, and Fraternity. Blue is the story of Julie who loses her husband,
an acclaimed European composer and her young daughter in a car accident.
The film's theme of liberty is manifested in Julie's attempt to start life
anew free of personal commitments, belongings grief and love. She intends
to spiritually commit suicide by withdrawing from the world and live completely
independently, anonymously and in solitude in the Parisian metropolis.
Despite her intentions, people from her former and present life intrude
with their own needs. However, the reality created by the people who need
and care about her, a surprising discovery and the music around which the
film revolves heals Julie and irresistably draws her back to the land of
the living.
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