1994 ‘Trois couleurs : Blanc’ Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique, divorces him after six months due to his impotence. Forced to leave France after losing the business they jointly owned, Karol enlists fellow Polish expatriate Mikolah to smuggle him back to their homeland.
Zbigniew Zamachowski Julie Delpy Janusz Gajos Jerzy Stuhr Aleksander Bardini Grzegorz Warchoł Cezary Harasimowicz Jerzy Nowak Philippe Morier-Genoud Juliette Binoche Jerzy Trela Cezary Pazura Piotr Machalica Barbara Dziekan Marzena Trybała Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska Zdzisław Rychter Bartłomiej Topa Piotr Zelt Andrzej Precigs Grażyna Szapołowska
Three Colours: White, Trois Couleurs 2, Três Cores 2 A Igualdade é Branca, Tres colores, Blanco, Den vita filmen, 세 가지 색 : 화이트
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The worst in the trilogy is still...pretty good. The ending and theme are probably my favorite parts. I will say, at times the score does feel extremely “generic 90s drama” though. I guess what separates this from the others is just how normal it feels. While Blue and Red emphasize their respective colors and use them to create the tone of the film, this one just feels like a movie where the color white happens to be a theme. In it’s defense, white is harder to emphasize than something like blue or red, but it’s role in the film just felt like an afterthought rather than the main point like the others in the trilogy. But again, when looking at it on it’s own and not as a part of the group, it was a good time.
the epitome of bad luck is being divorced for not getting erections just four years before the existence of Viagra
If Julie Delpy divorces me, threatens me and calls the cops on me because I can’t get it up do NOT prosecute her. She caught ME slipping.
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…
White (color) is associated with light, goodness, innocence, purity, and empowerment. It is considered to be the color of perfection.
First off, White has a much lighter tone than Blue. I guess you could call White the more enjoyable film but I did not find it anywhere near as absorbing as Blue. White felt less arty. It does have the camera concentration on object and the returning motive of recycling tin, but not as noticeable. Instead it had a richer plot and slightly more characters. White was never boring, but I felt that something was off or something was missing to be as outstanding as the first movie. The ending left me puzzled as to what Karol wanted to achieve.
Another flaw…
#Watched with Cormac
Have you ever written a review with a bad taste in your mouth? A bad taste that does not originate from the movie but from yourself? Let me elaborate: expectations can be the most toxic constituents of experiencing cinema. Try to scratch them off as hard as you will; you won't succeed. But that's not quite the case here, not exactly. Were my expectations let down by White? Yes and no. Kieslowski is in my opinion one of the least talked about geniuses in cinema, and the quality of his directorial efforts is unquestionable. No. The key to the enigma lies not in the quality but in the nature of my expectations.
White is the movie that…
