A simple question, hope that someone can help...
Was Kieslowski's direction in the 'Three Colours Trilogy' influenced by French new wave directors like Godard and Truffaut?
Anyone in the know, your thoughts will be helpful...
Well yes in a way, also a useful piece of trivia in relation to Godard.
When Karol is trying to show Mikolaj his wife and he points to something which his friend Mikolaj takes as the poster of Briggite Bardot and then he says 'Briggite Bardot?'.
If you take a look at the poster closely, it is a poster of Godard's 'Le Mepris' or 'Contempt'. In this movie too, the wife leaves the husband because he is not 'man' enough although the husband is still madly in love with her and is unable to convince his wife otherwise.
I think this was Kieslowski's tribute to Godard.
>A simple question, hope that someone can help...
>Was Kieslowski's direction in the 'Three Colours Trilogy' influenced by French new wave directors like Godard and Truffaut?
>Anyone in the know, your thoughts will be helpful...
The majority of contemporary French art cinema is influenced by Truffaut and particularly Godard. Watch Blue again and you'll see these influences are written all over it, from its elliptical approach to character interaction to it's naturalistic lighting techniques (despite the obvious colour enhancements). Blue is however never the less a great film in its own right.
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I don't entirely agree with the previous posters.
Kieslowski tried to disassociate himself from the Godard school of filmaking (in particular some critics said that the '3 Colours' part of the titles was a particularly Godardian concept - in truth the titles were used because Marin Karmitz, the producer, wanted them, they were not Kieslowskis choice at all).
In interviews KK has said that his greatest influence was the English director Ken Loach - especially Kes (a wonderful film).
Steve
I'm not really sure about Godard & Truffaut - but I got a feeling that Robert Bresson seems to be a major influence on Kieslowski, especially in his use of sound and the way he witholds what might seem as vital information in telling his stories.
Having said that, I still consider Kieslowski a MASTER OF CINEMA in his own right, one of the greats.
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I thought the occasional fades to black in the film were a quintessential Godardian touch. Plus the intrusive musical score. I also think there's quite a bit of Eric Rohmer about this film, and perhaps something of Polanski.
Bresson is considerably more austere, both cinematically and philosophically (maybe in the Decalogue his influence is more evident), and I think Kieslowslki had left his Loach (social realist) influences far behind by the time he made Trois Couleurs.
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