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Three Colors: White

Play trailer Poster for Three Colors: White R,  1994,  1h 31m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 91% 55 Reviews Tomatometer 87% 10,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
91% Tomatometer 55 Reviews 87% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Polish immigrant 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 Mikołaj to smuggle him back to their homeland. After successfully returning, Karol begins to build his new life, while never forgetting his old one.
Three Colors: White

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Critics Consensus

Taking a lighter tone than the other films of the Three Colors trilogy, White is a witty, bittersweet comedy with heavier themes on its mind than one might at first realize.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian Apr 5, 2023
5/5
What a strange confection White is – an opera of male agony and outrageously implausible picaresque adventure. Yet it succeeds amazingly on its own melodramatic terms. Go to Full Review
Derek Malcolm Guardian Aug 9, 2012
A bleak but ultimately hopeful comedy which, if it hadn't got to be called White, might very well be dubbed Black. Go to Full Review
Steve Beard Empire Magazine Aug 9, 2012
4/5
The least favourite of the trilogy, this is also arguably the most accessible. Go to Full Review
Bianca Garner Filmotomy Oct 10, 2024
Overall, White is often regarded as the weakest film in the trilogy, but that is hardly fair. White has a lot to analyse and a lot of themes to discuss. This is a highly enjoyable film, set in a bleak world, where things aren’t in black and white. Go to Full Review
David Parkinson Radio Times Sep 6, 2024
4/5
Although a comedy, White is an examination of the aftermath of the Communist regime in Poland under which everyone was supposed to be equal. Go to Full Review
Carlos Boyero El Pais (Spain) Jul 5, 2024
White is very strange for a long time and in the end, everything makes sense. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Leia W Nov 6, 2018 with good intentions.. Trois Couleurs: White Kieslowski's bittersweet love track is probably the most apt description of the ups and downs that a marriage goes through retold in a metaphorical satire. And the exaggeration that is captured in here is equally practical as much as cinematic it is. With essential husky bits and unexpected thrills, this is the most balanced and bold tale walking on a thin wire that is purely provocative with a scoreboard mentality. From a penny to a palace, this tale has multiple tales resided within where the actual overall arc is projected in the backdrop of all this distraction, where Kieslowski discloses his intentions in its last frame and shows you how he has been fiddling with you subconsciously. And the best part is, you'd want him to play with your feelings in here. Driving such plethora of emotions on one seat, one perspective, similar to its predecessor, this is an ace in the hole. The narration is gripping and busier than the previous one. It has so much to tell within 90 minutes, that it has to play the rules smartly and calculatively, for the makers wouldn't want the audience to grow hectic. Hence, wisely the cinematography is sensible accordingly and the camera work is stable for the most time. Zamachowski, the protagonist, is being played at, and does play by. His evolution is tremendously breathtaking. The work and the detail went by, in its first act itself tells you that you are in a ride of your life. And fortunately, he has got a range to be funny and adorable, to be scare and sinister, and with those big eyes he is clearly expressive in his role. Delpy on the other hand doesn't get much to do, yet she holds on to her part convincingly. Trois Couleurs: White is as pale as it can be and is least diplomatic as it can be, it is a bullet fired from the gun, with good intentions. See more
Leia M May 26, 2018 As vezes engraçado, as vezes triste, este filme desanda pela segunda parte, mas ao todo é belo e com personagens imprevisíveis. See more
Finn W May 7, 2018 Filme fodão. Cheio de reviravoltas e mensagens para se pensar,
George P Nov 3, 2017 Three Colors: White is much inferior to its predecessor. It is well acted and I liked the first act. But the rest was just not good. The film then went into odd black comedy territory and that just did not work for me as it wasn't funny and it wasn't interesting too. It's a weak sequel. See more
Theodore W Mar 6, 2017 Part of the amazing trilogy Red/White/Blue that rocked the 90's french auteur cinema, this 'episode' is absolutely amazing. Once again written and directed by a master of observation of the human condition, this film explores the relationships of a man and his wife with such an incredible realism, it's inimitable. The acting is superb and one gets quickly fascinated by the way the story is being told. Great film from a master. See more
Luke P Jan 12, 2017 Comic, erotic, and symmetrical story about the marriage between a Pole and a Frenchwoman, allegorical stand ins for Eastern and Western Europe. See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis Polish immigrant 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 Mikołaj to smuggle him back to their homeland. After successfully returning, Karol begins to build his new life, while never forgetting his old one.
Director
Krzysztof Kieslowski
Producer
Marin Karmitz
Screenwriter
Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Distributor
Artificial Eye, Miramax Films
Production Co
Tor Film Production, CAB Productions, MK2 Films, France 3 Cinéma
Rating
R (Some Sexuality|Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 18, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$468.0K
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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