Three Colors: Blue
The wife of a famous composer survives a car accident that kills her husband and daughter. Now alone, she shakes off her old identity and explores her newfound freedom but finds that she is unbreakably bound to other humans, including her husband’s mistress, whose existence she never suspected.
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Part of Three Colors Collection
3 films
Cast
31 people
Juliette Binoche
Julie
Known for
Godzilla
Chocolat
Benoît Régent
Olivier
Known for
Subway
'Round Midnight
Florence Pernel
Sandrine
Known for
The Bonfire of Destiny
Napoleon
Charlotte Véry
Lucille
Known for
A Tale of Winter
Mrs. Hyde
Hélène Vincent
Journalist
Known for
The Specials
The Count of Monte Cristo
Charlotte Very
Lucille, la voisine prostituée
Philippe Volter
Real Estate Agent
Known for
The Double Life of Véronique
Napoleon
Claude Duneton
Doctor
Known for
The Double Life of Véronique
Hugues Quester
Patrice (Julie's Husband)
Known for
A Tale of Springtime
The Iron Rose
Emmanuelle Riva
Mother
Known for
Amour
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Florence Vignon
The Copyist
Also in
Le Bleu des villes
L'Homme debout
Daniel Martin
The Downstairs Neighbour
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Dinner Game
Krzysztof Kieślowski Director · Krzysztof Piesiewicz Screenplay Zbigniew Preisner Composer
Worldwide gross $1.5M · United States release December 5, 1993 · Produced in France, Poland, Switzerland
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,527,572
Production
CED Productions
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
CAB Productions
Production
Studio Filmowe Tor
Production
MK2 Productions
Production
Eurimages
Production
Miramax
Studio
France · Poland · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Trois couleurs : Bleu
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Polish · Romanian
Release dates
France · August 16, 1993
Premiere · Club 13 Screening Room, Paris
France · September 8, 1993
Theatrical
United States · December 5, 1993
Limited theatrical
United States
September 3, 1993 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
October 12, 1993 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Australia
March 31, 1994 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 9, 1993 · Theatrical · Gent
Brazil
January 7, 1994 · Theatrical
October 8, 2026 · Limited theatrical · CineSesc
China
June 15, 2011 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
September 19, 2021 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
April 16, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Czechia
September 5, 1994 · Limited theatrical · Film clubs only
March 1, 1995 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 15, 1993 · Theatrical
Finland
July 15, 1994 · Theatrical
France
September 8, 1994 · Physical · VHS
November 23, 2001 · Physical · DVD
May 27, 2019 · Digital
October 6, 2021 · Theatrical · Re-release
November 15, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
November 4, 1993 · Theatrical
Greece
November 5, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Indonesia
February 15, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Special Screening
Ireland
February 25, 1994 · Theatrical
Italy
September 5, 1993 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
September 16, 1993 · Theatrical
December 29, 2022 · Theatrical · Re-release (4K Restoration)
Netherlands
September 16, 1993 · Theatrical
November 30, 2002 · TV · Nederland 1
April 8, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
February 18, 1994 · Premiere · Fantasporto International Film Festival
February 18, 1994 · Theatrical
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
December 29, 2022 · Theatrical · Re-released (Restored Version)
May 11, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Portuguesa
South Korea
April 23, 1994 · Theatrical
September 4, 2024 · Theatrical · Re-release (4K Restoration)
Spain
November 5, 1993 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 17, 1993 · Theatrical
November 19, 2003 · Physical · DVD
February 4, 2018 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
Taiwan
July 22, 2016 · Theatrical · Digital Intermediate Version
September 11, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Thailand
July 13, 2022 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
October 15, 1993 · Theatrical
March 9, 2008 · Theatrical · London
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