Three Colors: White (1994)

• Year: 1994
• Released: 10 Jun 1994
• Country: Switzerland, France, Poland
• Adwords: 2 wins & 7 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111507/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/three_colors_white
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/three-colors-white
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: Polish, French, English
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 92 min
• Writer: Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz, Agnieszka Holland
• Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
• Cast: Zbigniew Zamachowski, Julie Delpy, Janusz Gajos
• Keywords: funeral, business man, poland, hairdresser, sexual frustration,

	7.6/10
	88/100
	87% – Critics
	87% – Audience

Three Colors: White Storyline

The destructive dynamics of a relationship based upon great inequality. Karol is a Polish hairdresser working in France. He has a beautiful wife, Dominique, whom he loves to obsession, and who is in the process of divorcing him for his inability to “consummate the marriage”. Karol loses all of his earthly possessions and is literally driven out of France by his estranged wife. He then fights to resolve his deep passion for Dominique with his own helplessness.

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Three Colors: White Movie Reviews

a very good film

I wish I could give this movie an 8.5! It’s much better than average and I really had a hard time choosing between a score of 8 and 9! The movie starts with a schmuck going to court because his wife of only a few months is divorcing him. He adores her but he feels intimidated by her and unable to consummate their marriage. It seems that based on the plot this is probably because the wife is a very sexy but very cold and calculating bitch. I could easily understand a man feeling too intimidated by her to maintain an erection.

Her nastiness comes out just after the divorce is granted when she does everything she can to destroy him–even though he is a basically decent guy. You really feel for him as he’s left with no money, no passport and she set him up to be accused of arson just because she could! Despite all this, he loves her dearly and I found myself feeling a little frustrated with him, as I wanted him to get mad or even or something! And, I was delighted to see just how delicious his ultimate revenge would be!! By the film’s end, I was relieved to see him act, though the final scene is up to several possible interpretations and you really aren’t sure if he intends to save her or keep her hanging at the end. Good job.

“Three Colours Trilogy”: Part 2

While ‘Three Colours: White’ may be the weakest of Krzysztof Kieslowski’s “Three Colours Trilogy”, that is in no way saying that it is a bad film (to me it was actually still an extremely good one) and that it’s testament to the trilogy’s consistently high overall quality.

‘Three Colours: White’ could have been a little longer to give more development to the two leads’ relationship and to Julie Delpy’s character perhaps, and there are a couple of parts that do strain credibility. On the whole though, it is an entertaining, sad and thought-provoking examination of equality and revenge with a story detailing love on the rocks and the aftermath of Poland’s Communist Regime.

Again it is very symbolic, especially in the linking to the protagonist’s past (this time with a coin and a Marianna plaster bust) and again the recycling of bottles that ties in with the film’s main theme of equality. This symbolism is this said intriguing and visually arresting, instead of being incoherent, one may not get the significance of it at first but reading up about the film and analyses of it has proved to be tremendously insightful.

Visually, ‘Three Colours: White’ is every bit as visually stunning as the previous film ‘Three Colours: Blue’. The scenery is intentionally not flattering but at the same time it is also affectionate, and the film is exquisitely shot with the use of colour bold and striking. The music is not quite as symbolic as in ‘Blue’, but is still very much inspired and cleverly used, with a dark jauntiness to match the blackly comedic nature of the film and also a little pathos to mirror the emotions of the protagonist.

Writing is of the true black comedy/dry humour kind, enough to make one laugh heartily and cry unashamedly, with plenty of funny and poignant moments as well as blunt and thought-provoking ones. Kieslowski’s direction is never intrusive.

Zbigniew Zamachowski excels par excellence in his tragicomic role, a very funny and nuanced turn. Julie Delpy’s role is not as interesting, but she does bring a formidable edge and sensuality to it.

On the whole, the weakest of the trilogy but still extremely good. 9/10 Bethany Cox

waiting for Delpy

Dominique (Julie Delpy) is in Paris court getting a divorce from her Polish Karol Karol despite his pleads. He loses everything and becomes penniless. Fellow Pole Mikołaj befriends him and offers him a job to kill somebody who already wants to die but isn’t willing to do it. Mikolaj helps him to stowaway to Warsaw inside a suitcase. He reunites with his brother and gets a job as an unlikely bodyguard. Through various schemes and connections, he aims to take ultimate revenge.

I would prefer to follow Julie Delpy in this movie. She is the more compelling actor. The moment she sets the curtains on fire is when I couldn’t wait to see what else she’s going to do. That chick is crazy. During the whole movie, I kept waiting for it to return to Dominique. The schemes that Mikolaj gets into are way too convoluted and disjointed. It’s almost more important to make certain symbolic points than to make a compelling narrative. That’s certainly Kieslowski’s prerogative. I imagine if Dominique is the central character who gets to ride in the suitcase, do those schemes and come back to trick the weak-minded Karol. That would be an amazing character in a fun movie.