Trois Couleurs Rouge (1994) by Kryzsztof Kieslowski
Construct of Unique Occurrences within Divergent Paths
The boundaries of 'place' are both physical and psychological. In the film Red, the actors define space and/or place through physical isolation. The beginning of Valentine's day begins with a phone call from a man she cares about, yet the subject of the conversation revolves around loneliness. In the conversation Valentine explain that she felt alone that night, and she was alone again in the morning. Even as she enters the fast paced schedule of her day she still appears to carry that same emotion of isolation as seen in her face in the morning during the phone call. The physical world of loneliness stays with Valentine into a mental word throughout the day. This is where the boundary of physical and psychological 'place' intersect and merge. Valentine's psychological boundary of place in her feeling of isolation.
Each character in the film lives in their own 'place'. The view of the city is represented as "the other". A world that keeps moving, regardless of the lives of the Valentine or Auguste. But as the camera moves from one character to another, "the other" is made up of individuals in their own anxiety of isolation. The paths of lives intersect and yet each person remains separate from the one and other. Place is not only in their separate apartments, but also in their minds.
The color red generally deems qualities of passion and sometimes anger. In the film this color plays as a backdrop to many important over-lapped moments that seem to stray from the color's "normal" meaning. Valentine does a photo-shoot in the film, her emotions range in all variations from sad, joy, and anger, but when the poster of her is finally released it is her deep sad expression in her profile close up that is printed within a deep red backdrop. Her image is pasted across an intersection billboard that marks the location of much introspection that develops within the minds of the men whose lives she crosses paths with. Though the image is of sadness, the emotion it evokes with the people whose lives she enters brings out tender feelings towards her. Their is wonder and desire within their hearts when they engage within this crossroad intersection.
Each character in the film lives in their own 'place'. The view of the city is represented as "the other". A world that keeps moving, regardless of the lives of the Valentine or Auguste. But as the camera moves from one character to another, "the other" is made up of individuals in their own anxiety of isolation. The paths of lives intersect and yet each person remains separate from the one and other. Place is not only in their separate apartments, but also in their minds.
The color red generally deems qualities of passion and sometimes anger. In the film this color plays as a backdrop to many important over-lapped moments that seem to stray from the color's "normal" meaning. Valentine does a photo-shoot in the film, her emotions range in all variations from sad, joy, and anger, but when the poster of her is finally released it is her deep sad expression in her profile close up that is printed within a deep red backdrop. Her image is pasted across an intersection billboard that marks the location of much introspection that develops within the minds of the men whose lives she crosses paths with. Though the image is of sadness, the emotion it evokes with the people whose lives she enters brings out tender feelings towards her. Their is wonder and desire within their hearts when they engage within this crossroad intersection.
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