Three Colors: Red
1994 · Movie · R · 100 min · ★ 7.9 · 100% critics
After accidentally injuring a dog, a young woman returns it to its owner, a retired judge, and is drawn into an unlikely connection. As she discovers his habit of listening in on neighbors’ phone calls, their conversations spark moral questions about privacy, truth, and how strangers can quietly affect each other’s lives.
Also known as Red · Three Colours: Red
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Details
- Original title
- Trois couleurs : Rouge
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1994-05-12
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 100/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (1,548 votes)
- Box office
- $3,600,996
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a reflective, relationship-driven drama about chance connections and ethical gray areas; Not for you if you need fast action or clear answers, and it may appeal to fans of The Double Life of Véronique.
Pros: thoughtful moral questions; unusual friendship; absorbing atmosphere | Cons: slow, talky pacing; complex, hard to follow; premise feels unlikely
Themes
- infidelity
- judge
- isolation
- shadowing
- english channel
- geneva, switzerland
- retiree
- dog
- surveillance
- prediction
- unlikely friendship
- manifest destiny
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1995 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1995 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1995 · nominated
- César Award — Best Actress · 1995 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1995 · nominated
Cast & crew
Irène Jacob
as Valentine
Jean-Louis Trintignant
as The Judge
Frédérique Feder
as Karin
Jean-Pierre Lorit
as Auguste
Samuel Le Bihan
as Photographer
Marion Stalens
as Veterinarian
Teco Celio
as Bartender
Bernard Escalon
as Record Dealer
- JS
Jean Schlegel
as Neighbor
Elżbieta Jasińska
as Woman
Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski