An unusual experience to end the 'Three Colours' trilogy on, 'Red' is the most contemplative and experimental of the three. Opening with a rapid-fire montage reminiscent of Scorsese, 'Red' settles down quickly to become a familiar languid examination of human beings. Here the tone is not so bleak or painful; the characters are not searching for something, but rather trying to look at each other from a more subjective point of view. The cinemtography is less stylised, yet the red colour-coding remains evident. In the end, the viewer, like the Judge, are left to make up their own mind, not just about 'Red' but 'Blue' and 'White' as well, as all the major characters are united by, rather blackly, a ferry disaster. Through all their struggles this set of humans has remained alive and, after the accident, can now imagine starting their lives a new. As the Judge smiles hearing his friend Valentine is alright, Kieslowski invites to share this rare moment of hope. Life may be hard, arduous… more »

An unusual experience to end the 'Three Colours' trilogy on, 'Red' is the most contemplative and experimental of the three. Opening with a rapid-fire montage reminiscent of Scorsese, 'Red' settles down quickly to become a familiar languid examination of human beings. Here the tone is not so bleak or painful; the characters are not searching for something, but rather trying to look at each other from a more subjective point of view. The cinemtography is less stylised, yet the red colour-coding remains evident. In the end, the viewer, like the Judge, are left to make up their own mind, not just about 'Red' but 'Blue' and 'White' as well, as all the major characters are united by, rather blackly, a ferry disaster. Through all their struggles this set of humans has remained alive and, after the accident, can now imagine starting their lives a new. As the Judge smiles hearing his friend Valentine is alright, Kieslowski invites to share this rare moment of hope. Life may be hard, arduous and painful, he says, but when you really look at it, it's not all that bad. At least we can always have another chance