Juliette Binoche is captivating in this first of three films representing the colors of the French flag. After surviving an auto accident that kills her husband and daughter, she attempts to wipe the slate of her life clean and start anew. But freedom from the past is not as simple as selling all her possessions and moving to a new apartment. Kieslowski died in 1996, but not before completing his Trois Couleurs with White and Red.

Tony Peltier