Three Colours: Red

Three Colours: Red (French: Trois couleurs: Rouge, Polish: Trzy kolory: Czerwony) is a 1994 romantic mystery film co-written, produced and directed by Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski. It is the final installment of the Three Colours trilogy, which examines the French Revolutionary ideals; it is preceded by Blue and White. Kieślowski had announced that this would be his final film, which tragically proved true with the director's sudden death in 1996. Red is about fraternity, which it examines by showing characters whose lives gradually become closely interconnected, with bonds forming between two characters who appear to have little in common.

Three Colours: Red
Theatrical release poster
FrenchTrois couleurs: Rouge
Directed byKrzysztof Kieślowski
Written by
Produced byMarin Karmitz
Starring
CinematographyPiotr Sobociński
Edited byJacques Witta
Music byZbigniew Preisner
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • MK2 Diffusion (France)
  • Rialto Film (Switzerland)
Release dates
  • 12 May 1994 (1994-05-12) (Cannes)
  • 27 May 1994 (1994-05-27) (Poland)
  • 31 August 1994 (1994-08-31) (Switzerland)
  • 14 September 1994 (1994-09-14) (France)
Running time
99 minutes
Countries
  • Switzerland
  • France
  • Poland
LanguageFrench
Box office$4 million

Red was released to universal critical acclaim and was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Director for Kieślowski. It was also selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was disqualified for not being a majority-Swiss production.

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