Swimming Pool
Julie swims aggressively in the pool at multiple points in film and also submerges underwater till she is out of breath. A swimming pool, gushing blue, and her swimming in solitude. This becomes one of the most noticeable motifs of this film and in its interpreation a rather obvious yet excellent one. She retreats the to the pool in introspection and suppression of her overwhelming thoughts. This motif however sums up her entire struggle in the representation of her diving in to forget and being compelled to come out and breathe.
Fade to Black
The use of fade to black technique in the film is the most noticeable of Kieslowski’s motifs. It is essentially because of the non-traditional use of this technique which is to
transition