Three Colours: Red (4k Restoration) 15

In the final instalment of Krzysztof Kieslowski’s ‘Three Colours’ Trilogy, Red is the most complex and accomplished film of the trilogy, and the prolific director’s final film.

Showroom Cinema are proud to present the 4K restoration of Krzysztof Kieślowski's award-winning Three Colours trilogy, playing over three weeks. Exploring the French Revolutionary ideals of freedom, equality and brotherhood, and their relevance to the contemporary world, the trilogy is a snapshot of European life at a time of reconstruction after the Cold War. Each film is reflected through the filmmaker's moralist view of human nature and illuminated by each title's palette colour.

Three Colours: Red

Kieslowski completes his ‘Three Colours’ Trilogy and his career, with a tale of parallel lives and interwoven destinies, and draws connecting threads with the two previous films, Blue and White.

Valentine, a Swiss model, runs over a dog belonging to a retired judge. She discovers that he uses his amateur radio equipment to eavesdrop on his neighbours’ phone conversations. He urges Valentine to denounce him if her conscience commands.

Meanwhile, a young lawyer studying for his final exams is unaware that his girlfriend, a weather forecaster, is unfaithful. The student and Valentine live in the same suburban street and pass each other daily but have never met. Their paths cross and re-cross in a weft of portent, coincidence and unrecognised sign. Red encompasses fraternity.

Superbly acted, photographed, and scored, it is the most complex film of the three and echoes distinctive grace notes which span an entire career.

You can also watch Three Colours: White.