Three Colors: Blue (Blu-ray)

Juliette Binoche gives a tour de force performance as Julie, a woman reeling from the tragic death of her husband and young daughter, in this first film from Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colors trilogy. But Blue is more than just a blistering study of grief; it’s also a tale of liberation, as Julie attempts to free herself from the past while confronting truths about the life of her late husband, a composer. Shot in sapphire tones by Sławomir Idziak and set to an extraordinary operatic score by Zbigniew Preisner, Blue is an overwhelming sensory experience.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• High-definition digital restoration, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• Cinema lesson with director Krzysztof Kieślowski
• Video essay by film studies professor Annette Insdorf
• Interview with Three Colors composer Zbigniew Preisner
• Selected-scene commentary featuring actor Juliette Binoche
• Reflections on “Blue” and Kieślowski: The Early Years, featuring Binoche, Insdorf, film critic Geoff Andrew, filmmaker Agnieszka Holland, cinematographer Sławomir Idziak, actor Irène Jacob, and editor Jacques Witta
• The Tram (1966), a student short by Kieślowski, and The Face (1966), a short starring Kieślowski
• Trailer
• English subtitle translation
• PLUS: An essay by film critic Nick James