blue

The Gene Siskel is playing a bunch of Kieslowski movies. I saw Blue on Tuesday. A film I remember loving in my early 20s. It is still wonderful; why I liked such a melancholy film back then confuses me. As I watched it, I did feel immersed in blue – it conveys the weight of grief, especially grief carried by a young person. The most satisfying part is watching the light play off Juliette Binoche's face. The camera loves her. Kieslowski allows such small moments to really tell the story. The music is also very lovely in this film.