Trzy kolory: Bialy (1994)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Krzysztof Kieslowski

Writers:

Krzysztof Kieslowski (scenario) and
Krzysztof Piesiewicz (scenario) ...

Release Date:

18 February 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

Second of a trilogy of films dealing with contemporary French society shows a man dealing with a Polish immigrant whose wife wants to divorce him because he can't perform in bed.

Plot Keywords:

Polish | Marriage | French | Divorce | Equality

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Zbigniew Zamachowski	...	Karol Karol
Julie Delpy	...	Dominique
Janusz Gajos	...	Mikolaj
Jerzy Stuhr	...	Jurek
Aleksander Bardini	...	Le notaire (The Lawyer)
Grzegorz Warchol	...	L'elégant (The Elegant Man)
Cezary Harasimowicz	...	L'inspecteur (The Inspector)
Jerzy Nowak	...	La vieux payson (The Old Farmer)
Jerzy Trela	...	Monsieur Bronek
Cezary Pazura	...	Le propriétaire du bureau de change (Bureau de Change Proprietor)
Michel Lisowski	...	L'interprète (The Interpreter)
Philippe Morier-Genoud	...	Le juge (The Judge) (as Philippe Morier Genoud)
Piotr Machalica	...	L'homme de haute taille (The Tall Man)
Francis Coffinet	...	L'employé de banque (The Bank Employee)
Barbara Dziekan	...	La caissière (The Cashier)

Also Known As:

Three Colours: White (Canada: English title) (UK)
Three Colors: White (USA)
Trois couleurs: Blanc (France)
Trzy kolory: Biały (Poland)
White

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexuality and language.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

France | Poland | Switzerland

Language:

Polish | French | Russian | English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Canada:14 (New Brunswick/Nova Scotia/Prince Edward Island) (DVD rating) | South Korea:15 (2009) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

MK2 Productions

Trivia:

Juliette Binoche and Florence Pernel, stars of Kieslowski's Trois couleurs: Bleu (1993), make cameo appearances in this film.

Quotes:

Karol Karol: [to the man who wanted help committing suicide] That was a blank. The next one's real. Are you sure?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Man yan (2004)

My brief review of the film

Another interesting chapter in the saga, it is not as technically impressive as 'Bleu' but the story's premise is certainly more fascinating this time. Delpy pretty much plays a stereotype of evil, but as her soon to be divorced husband, Zamachowski is great, and it is quite interesting to follow his experiences, even if his motivations are a bit hard to relate to. Kieslowski uses some great camera angles once again, and this is another very well shot film, as well as one with some brilliantly fitting music, plus slow motion is used very effectively. There are ideas about love, equality and revenge, the plot is intriguing, and there are some very intense moments, making it another solid entry in the trilogy, even if it is not as critically acclaimed as the first film, 'Trois Couleurs: Bleu' or the last film, 'Trois Couleurs: Rouge'.