Editing Krzysztof Kieślowski (section)

=== 1990–1994: Commercial success abroad ===
Kieślowski's last four films, his most commercially successful, were foreign co-productions, made mainly with money from France and in particular from Romanian-born producer [[Marin Karmitz]]. These focused on moral and metaphysical issues along lines similar to ''Dekalog'' and ''Blind Chance'' but on a more abstract level, with smaller casts, more internal stories, and less interest in communities. Poland appeared in these films mostly through the eyes of European outsiders.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/2016/9/27/13012144/kieslowski-political-films-decalogue-three-colors-veronique |title=Political movies are hard to pull off. The films of Krzysztof Kieslowki hold the key. |last=Wilkinson |first=Alissa |website=vox.com |publisher=Vox Media Inc. |date=27 September 2016 |access-date=21 March 2019}}</ref>

The first of these was ''[[The Double Life of Veronique]]'' (''La double vie de Veronique'', 1990), which starred [[Irène Jacob]]. The commercial success of this film gave Kieślowski the funding for his ambitious final films (1993–94), the trilogy ''[[Three Colours]]'' (''[[Three Colours: Blue|Blue]]'', ''[[Three Colours: White|White]]'', ''[[Three Colours: Red|Red]]''), which explores the virtues symbolized by the French flag. The three films garnered prestigious international awards, including the [[Golden Lion]] for Best Film at the [[Venice Film Festival]] and the [[Silver Bear for Best Director]] at the [[44th Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin Film Festival]],<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1994/03_preistr_ger_1994/03_Preistraeger_1994.html |title=Berlinale: 1994 Prize Winners |publisher=Berlinale |access-date=30 December 2011}}</ref> in addition to three [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations.

Kieślowski announced his retirement from filmmaking after the premiere of his last film ''[[Three Colours: Red|Red]]'' at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.