Three Colors: Red (1994) Trois couleurs: Rouge (original title)

Director:

Krzysztof Kieslowski

Writers:

Krzysztof Kieslowski &
Krzysztof Piesiewicz

Release Date:

December 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

Final entry in a trilogy of films dealing with contemporary French society concerns a model who discovers her neighbour is keen on invading people's privacy.

Plot Keywords:

Judge | Model | Dog | Redemption | Privacy

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Irène Jacob	...	Valentine (as Irene Jacob)
Jean-Louis Trintignant	...	Le juge
Frédérique Feder	...	Karin (as Frederique Feder)
Jean-Pierre Lorit	...	Auguste
Samuel Le Bihan	...	Le photographe (Photographer) (as Samuel Lebihan)
Marion Stalens	...	Le Vétérinaire (Veterinary surgeon)
Teco Celio	...	Le barman (Barman)
Bernard Escalon	...	Le disquaire (Record dealer)
Jean Schlegel	...	Le voisin (Neighbour)
Elzbieta Jasinska	...	La femme (Woman)
Paul Vermeulen	...	L'ami de Karin (Karen's friend)
Jean-Marie Daunas	...	Le gardien du théâtre (Theatre manager)
Roland Carey	...	Le trafiquant (Drug dealer)
Brigitte Raul
Leo Ramseyer
Nader Farman
Cécile Tanner		(as Cecile Tanner)
Anne Theurillat
Neige Dolsky		(as Neige Dolski)
Jessica Korinek
Marc Autheman	...	(voice)
Juliette Binoche	...	Julie Vignon (de Courcy)
Julie Delpy	...	Dominique
Benoît Régent	...	Olivier (as Benoit Regent)
Zbigniew Zamachowski	...	Karol Karol

Directed by
Krzysztof Kieslowski

Writing credits
Krzysztof Kieslowski		&
Krzysztof Piesiewicz

Produced by
Yvon Crenn	....	executive producer
Marin Karmitz	....	producer

Original Music by
Zbigniew Preisner

Cinematography by
Piotr Sobocinski		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jacques Witta

Casting by
Margot Capelier

Production Design by
Claude Lenoir

Set Decoration by
Pierre Agoston
Paola Andreani
Marc Babel
Jean-Pierre Balsiger
Jean-François Despres
Patrick Flumet
Patrick Lehmann
Daniel Mercier
David Stadelmann
Patrick Stoll

Costume Design by
Corinne Jorry

Makeup Department
Nathalie Tanner	....	makeup artist
Catherine Zingg	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Gérard Ruey	....	production manager (as Gerard Ruey)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Emmanuel Finkiel	....	assistant director
Thierry Mouquin	....	assistant director
Xavier Nicol	....	assistant director
Jean-Jacques Rossmann	....	assistant director
Pascal Verdosci	....	assistant director

Art Department
Philippe Brunisholz	....	props
Michel Charvaz	....	props
Fabrice Duplaissy	....	props
Ivan Niclass	....	property master (as Yvan Niclass)
Guillaume Ogay	....	props
Vincent Stadelmann	....	props
Jean-Paul Trincat	....	props
Markus Waldburger	....	props
Jean-Daniel Weber	....	props

Sound Department
Vincent Arnardi	....	foley artist
William Flageollet	....	sound mixer
Sandrine Henchoz	....	sound recordist
Jean-Claude Laureux	....	sound editor
Jean-Claude Laureux	....	sound
Jean-Pierre Lelong	....	foley artist
Francine Lemaitre	....	sound editor
Mario Melchiorri	....	foley artist
Nicolas Naegelen	....	sound editor
Brigitte Taillandier	....	sound recordist
Piotr Zawadzki	....	sound editor

Stunts
Lucien Abbet	....	stunts
Philippe Calame	....	stunts
Silvio Stoppa	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric André	....	lighting technician (as Eric Andre)
Blaise Bauquis	....	lighting technician
Riccardo Brunner	....	Steadicam operator (as Ricardo Brunner)
David Campbell	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Muriel Coulin	....	assistant camera
Alain Dreze	....	grip
Martin Hume	....	camera operator: technocrane (as Martin C. Hume)
Piotr Jaxa	....	second camera operator
Piotr Jaxa	....	still photographer
Henryk Jedynak	....	assistant camera
Stan Latek	....	second camera operator
Hans Meier	....	lighting technician
Hans Meier	....	second camera operator
Salvatore Piazzitta	....	lighting technician
Roger Priot	....	grip
Albert Vasseur	....	grip
Bernard Weber	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nadia Cuenoud	....	costumer
Veronique Michel	....	costumes

Editorial Department
Aïlo Auguste-Judith	....	assistant editor (as Aïlo Auguste)
Catherine Cormon	....	assistant editor
Michele D'Attoma	....	assistant editor
Salvatore Di Meo	....	assistant editor
Bettina Hofmann	....	assistant editor
Urszula Lesiak	....	assistant editor
Sandrine Normand	....	assistant editor
Rob Sciarratta	....	video color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Leszek Kaminski	....	assistant music recording engineer
Jerzy Klocek	....	musician: violoncello
Halina Laciak	....	executive music producer
Bertrand Lenclos	....	composer: additional music
Wojciech Michniewski	....	conductor
Rafal Paczkowski	....	music recording engineer
Janusz Strobel	....	musician: guitar
Zdzislaw Szostak	....	conductor
Elzbieta Towarnicka	....	musician: soprano
Jan Wojtacha	....	choir master

Other crew
François Cesalli	....	administrator
Aline Corneille	....	administrator
Heinz Dill	....	administrator
Alain Dubouloz	....	groupman
Geneviève Dufour	....	script supervisor (as Genevieve Dufour)
Blez Gabioud	....	administrator
Roman Gren	....	acting coach
Xavier Grin	....	administrator
Agnieszka Holland	....	script consultant
Christine Hulin	....	administrator
Nathalie Jaquinet	....	administrator
Marcin Latallo	....	dialog translator
Stan Latek	....	assistant to director
Dominique Lefèvre	....	administrator (as Dominique Lefevre)
Christian Manzoni	....	administrator
Brigitte Matteuzzi	....	choreographer
Christine Noussan	....	fashion show advisor
André Noël	....	dog trainer
Helene Platel	....	administrator
Bimbo Ross	....	caterer
Florence Ruffetta	....	administrator
Eva Simonet	....	press attache
Piotr Sobocinski	....	script consultant
Remo Tizziani	....	caterer
Gisèle Vuillaume	....	administrator (as Gisele Vuillaume)
Edward Zebrowski	....	script consultant
Olivier Zimmermann	....	administrator
Naïma Ziour	....	caterer

Thanks
Corinne Cobson	....	thanks

Production Companies

• MK2 Productions
• France 3 Cinéma
• CAB Productions
• Zespol Filmowy "Tor"
• Canal+ (with the participation of)
• Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'Europe (with the support of)
• Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR)
• Office Fédéral de la Culture (with the support of)

Distributors

• Miramax Films (1994) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Film Arte (1995) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (????) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• JMM Invest (????") (Spain) (theatrical)
• MK2 Diffusion (1994) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2008) (Italy) (DVD)
• Alliance (2009) (Canada) (DVD) (3 film set)
• Artificial Eye
• Concorde Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Look Filmes (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Prooptiki Video (1995) (Greece) (VHS)
• Versátil (????) (Brazil) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Ercidan

Other Companies

• Action Light  electrical equipment
• Cinétec S.A.  camera equipment provided by
• Ercidan  titles
• Key Grip Systems  camera equipment provided by
• Samuelson Alga Cinéma  camera equipment provided by
• Technovision  camera equipment provided by
• Tri-Track Sync  re-recording facilities
• Virgin Records  soundtrack

Also Known As:

"Trois couleurs: Rouge" - France (original title)
"Three Colours: Red" - Canada (English title) (imdb display title), UK (imdb display title)
"Red" - USA (short title)

MPAA:

Rated R for a brief but strong sex scene

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

France | Switzerland | Poland

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | Dolby SR

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:AL | Norway:10 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:14 (New Brunswick/Nova Scotia/Prince Edward Island) (DVD rating) | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Peru:14

Filming Locations:

Veyrier, Canton de Genève, Switzerland

Company:

MK2 Productions

Trivia:

Citing that it does not meet enough of the necessary guidelines concerning a film's "artistic control" within a foreign co-production, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences disqualified the film from competing as Switzerland's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. (In an unprecedented move, Switzerland rejected the Academy's offer to submit another film.) Miramax Films' co-chairman Harvey Weinstein persuaded more than sixty industry heavyweights to sign a letter of complaint urging the Academy to reconsider its stance, to no avail.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: A stage hand reflected in the window upon Valentine's first visit to the Judge's house.

Quotes:

Valentine:You're not afraid?
The Judge:I wonder what I'd do in their place. The same thing.
Valentine:You'd throw stones?
The Judge:In their place? Of course. And that goes for everyone I judged. Given their lives, I would steal, I'd kill, I'd lie. Of course I would. All that because I wasn't in their shoes, but mine.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Pirated Copy (2004)

Perhaps the most philosophically dense film ever made

I feel at a loss, so brilliant is this film. Kieslowski is a writer, a philosopher; and while an excellent filmmaker, his greatness lies in his writing; and "Red" is his paradigm. This film is a metafictional study of the artist's judgement in the creation of his fictional world; of how an artist can attempt to remake life -- even his own -- thru his art, even as he cannot escape the knowledge that, no matter how he involves himself in his story, it is still fiction and he is still outside of his remade world, still burdened with its unreality and the reality of the life he has tried to artistically remake. And magically, all of this is not to the smallest degree at the expense of a wonderful story about the mysteries of love and fate and the characters who live out this story, this pre-judged destiny. If I had to choose, I might nominate this the greatest film ever made.