White is, to some degree, pale compared to Blue (no pun intended), not just in terms of cinematography, but also in terms of storytelling. Out of the three, I actually think this one has the most interesting premise. A story about a man who exacts revenge against his wife after she dumps him piqued my interest right away. But it was bitter for me to say that Kieslowski’s execution is quite dry. White falls short of its premise and doesn’t live up to the carefully-orchestrated visual narrative of Blue that culminates in a strong cathartic release, which makes it such a satisfying emotional ride.

One of my biggest problems with the film is Kieslowski’s portrayal of Julie Delpy’s Dominique. She’s…

Not Another 30 Day Film Challenge: Day Four, A Film with a Color in the Title.

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Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colors trilogy is probably my favorite trilogy of all time. Better than the Lord of the Rings trilogy, better than The Man With No Name Trilogy, heck, it's even better than the original Star Wars trilogy when they're all put together. The way each film is connected is so subtly brilliant, and (of course) the way he stylishly utilizes each color theme in each film makes it all the more beautiful. Whenever people talk about the Three Colors trilogy, the one that seems to be brought up the most…

Second part of the Three Colors "trilogy".

This one is much lighter than Blue or Red, it's funnier and moves at a quicker pace. As a result, it can be said it is the most entertaining of the three. The title color is present in many shots and the main theme is equality. Playing a Polish hairdresser named Karol Karol who recently divorced his wife (Julie Delpy) much to his chagrin, Zbigniew Zamachowski does a wonderful job as a man desperate to win back his love. While not as great as Binoche, he nevertheless manages to carry the film and by going through different emotional stages he becomes, if not a likable character, at least one that is interesting to…

White represents purity, innocence, heaven, protection, understanding, faith, spirituality, and perfection. Not a single one of these words would describe Karol Karol, the main character of White and a victim of his parents name choice. Karol is foolish, weak, clumsy, misguided, but above all possesses terrible luck. This is used to a comedic effect as fate has it out to get Karol. Playing onto the idea that Blue is described as an anti-tragedy, White could be described as an anti-comedy. Everything that goes wrong could be funny if this was slapstick type of film but Karol's unfortunate circumstances hit close to home for some making it just sad and pathetic. The inconspicuous color theme could be used in every shot…

Of the trio of Three Colors movies, White is probably the strangest. It feels like Blue and Red have a theme at the core of the plot, and yet have less of a traditional narrative to those plots. On the flipside, White lacks a clear thematic core, but has a narrative that is simple to follow. Ordinarily I would appreciate the more focused storytelling in White, but this film lacked something for me. I think the journey of Karol (the main character) is tough for me to accept. He begins the film as a sympathetic character who I want to see overcome his difficult situation. But his arc in this film is one that has a downward trajectory so he…

THREE COLORS trilogy, Kieslowski’s cut-and-dried tome and swan song, ostensibly represents the tricolor of French flag, each of which in turn stands for liberty, equality and fraternity, and can all be plausibly ascribed to the three individual story, BLUE, delving into a young wife/mother’s emotional liberty after unexpected bereavement, WHITE, a getting even comedy where impotence can be substantially cured by one’s wealth status, and RED, bringing closer two disparate personages, connected by a slow-burning mutual understanding and admiration in lieu of any libidinous attractions.

Three pictures sequentially debuted in Venice ’93, Berlin ’94 and Cannes ’94, a rare trifecta and BLUE is a Golden Lion recipient and Binoche takes the BEST ACTRESS laurels, WHITE wins Silver Bear for BEST…