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Mood:
- CleverWittyCynicalHumorousBiting
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Plot:
- VengeanceRivalrySocial MisfitsCrumbling MarriageCouple RelationsRich and PoorUnfulfilled LoveCons and Scams more...
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Genres:
- ComedyDramaForeign
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Time/Period:
- 90s
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Place:
- EuropeFranceParisPoland
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Praise:
- Critically AcclaimedEssentialBerlin Festival Winner
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Humor:
- Dark HumorIrreverent Humor
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealistic
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White, 1994
Polish, French
France, Poland, Switzerland
Profile of White
White can be described as cynical, clever, and witty. The plot revolves around vengeance, rivalry, and being rich or poor. Its comic aspect comes from dark humor and irreverent humor. White's main genres are drama, foreign, and comedy. In approach, it is realistic. It is located in Poland and Paris. White takes place in the 1990s. The movie has received attention for being a Berlin festival winner, essential viewing, and critically acclaimed.
Summary of White
Part two in Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski's THREE COLORS astounding trilogy, WHITE represents Equality (of Liberty and Fraternity) in the French flag and the French national motto. Karol (Zbigniew Zamachowski), a sweet but awkward Polish hairdresser, has just lost everything in a bitter divorce settlement--his cold-hearted French wife, Dominique (Julie Delpy), having taken their home, credit cards, and business. The poor Karol finds himself stranded in Paris, speaking very little French; once he returns to his native Poland, his luck changes for the better. He manages to make a small fortune and a name for himself. Although he's moved up in the world, he still thinks about his former life with Dominique, and it is his memories, good and bad, that lead him to stage his disappearance, and which initiate an unusual chain of events. WHITE is a more lighthearted and leisurely affair than BLUE or RED, adding a well-rounded dimension to the trilogy. Kieslowski and Krzysztof Piesiwicz's script thrusts the characters into odd predicaments, and then ingeniously backs off to tell the tale of Karol's revenge, succeeding in laying enough emotional groundwork to justify Dominique's sincere change of heart.
Details
| Language: | Polish, French |
| Country: | France, Poland, Switzerland |
| Release date: | 18 February 1994 |
| Runtime: | 91 min |
Cast and Crew
as Karol Karol
as Dominique
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Users Reviews
- 09.October.2009
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- by: Ethan Clapham
- Ethan Clapham rated this movie
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