Three Colours: Red is a 1994 film directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski, a France, Poland and Switzerland co-production and the final installment of his Three Colours trilogy, each film built around one color of the French flag and the revolutionary ideal it represents, red standing for fraternity. The story follows Valentine, a young model in Geneva, whose life becomes entangled with a retired judge, Joseph, after she accidentally hits his dog with her car, and their unlikely friendship gradually reveals an eerie set of parallels between the judge's past and the life of a young law student living nearby. The film received three Academy Award nominations including Best Director, is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of the 1990s, and was Kieslowski's last completed work before his death less than two years after its release.
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Original Language AwardIndependent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film 1 Release Year CountryFrance, Poland, Switzerland 1 FAQs
Why did Poland rather than Switzerland submit Three Colours: Red for the Oscars?
The Swiss selection was disqualified for not being majority Swiss; Poland's submission was accepted instead.
The film was first selected as the Swiss entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards. It was disqualified because it was not a majority Swiss production, so the submission made by Poland was accepted instead. That submission did not secure a nomination, although the film itself earned three Academy Award nominations, including Best Director for Krzysztof Kieślowski.
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1994 05 12
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France * Poland * Switzerland
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Since then it has been widely regarded as one of the best films of all time, as well as one of the greatest French-language films ever made.
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Category:Best Foreign Film Independent Spirit Award winners
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Three Colours: Red (French: Trois couleurs: Rouge, Polish: Trzy kolory: Czerwony) is a 1994 romantic psychological drama mystery art film co-written, produced and directed by Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski.
Created By: Krzysztof Kieślowski, Infobox: director
Krzysztof Kieślowski
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