Three Colours: White (1994)

Original title

Trois couleurs : Blanc

Directed by

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Genre

drama film, romance film, art film

Country

France, Switzerland, Poland

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

R

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 1,334 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man named Karol is dumped by his wife and left penniless in Paris. He plots a scheme to get even with her.

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What happens

Three Colours: White (French: Trois couleurs: Blanc, Polish: Trzy kolory: Biały) is a 1994 arthouse psychological comedy-drama film co-written, produced and directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski. White is the second in the Three Colours trilogy, themed on the French Revolutionary ideals, following Blue and preceding Red. The film, like its precedent and succedent, received widespread critical acclaim and was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards. White is about equality, with the film depicting Karol Karol, a shy man who, after being left by his wife in humiliating circumstances in Paris, loses his money, his residency, and his friends. As a deeply ashamed beggar in Paris, Karol begins his effort to restore equality to his life through revenge. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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