The colors in this movie were so neat. I loved the way they sort of progressed with the characters. From the gentle pastels to primary colors to that final black and white sort of scene in the snow. It was almost as if the colors became more harsh and more austere as the characters were brught down to a harsher world.
Any thoughts?
Some of the User Comments discuss the colors.
The following doesn't directly address your question but does shed some light on the importance of the colors. Demy shot with a film (I'm writing this from memory and don't recall the name) which was known for very vivid colors and fast deterioration. Within 10 years all prints of the movie had faded badly. Luckily Demy knew this would happen and had color separations made and saved. The separations, being B&W, had no fading problem. In the mid 1990s, the visual part of the movie was reconstructed from the separations and re-released. Unfortunately I didn't get to see that release in a theater, but the DVD is based on the reconstruction.
Edward
A great restoration and an essential DVD purchase. Bought it the day of release. Not many films bring out the ol' romantic in me like this does (although Brief Encounter runs it close). It's one of those films that it's hard to get someone else to sit down and watch the whole way through, a bit like 'Grave of the Fireflies'.
shareabsolutely.
i definitely noticed the gradual decline of the colours. from the bright rainbow effect of the first act, to the blacks, whites, greys & reds of the final scenes. the whole thing utterly fantastic.
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FT