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Also known as Trois couleurs: Blanc

1994 film by Krzysztof Kieślowski

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7.4

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 Mikołaj to smuggle him back to their homeland.

Released: 1994-01-2692 minDir: Krzysztof KieślowskiComedy, Drama, MysteryBox office: $1.3MPart of: Three Colors Collection

Cast

  • Zbigniew Zamachowski as Karol Karol
  • Julie Delpy as Dominique
  • Janusz Gajos as Mikołaj
  • Jerzy Stuhr as Jurek
  • Grzegorz Warchoł as Elegant
  • Jerzy Nowak as Old Peasant

Themes

  • france
  • hairdresser
  • sexual frustration
  • businessman
  • funeral
  • love
  • poland
  • psychological
  • french
  • arthouse

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Ratings

IMDb

7.6/10

84,622 votes

Year
1994
Runtime
92 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Key facts

Directed by
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Written by
Krzysztof Kieślowski Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Produced by
Marin Karmitz
Starring
Zbigniew Zamachowski Julie Delpy Janusz Gajos Jerzy Stuhr
Cinematography
Edward Kłosiński
Edited by
Urszula Lesiak
Music by
Zbigniew Preisner
Production companies
mk2 Productions SA France 3 Cinéma CAB Productions SA TOR Production Canal+
Distributed by
mk2 Diffusion (France) Rialto Film (Switzerland)
Release dates
26 January 1994 ( 1994-01-26 ) (France) 4 February 1994 ( 1994-02-04 ) (Switzerland) 25 February 1994 ( 1994-02-25 ) ( Warsaw )
Running time
92 minutes
Countries
France, Poland, Switzerland
Languages
Polish , French
Box office
$1.4 million

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Wikidata facts

Duration
91
FilmAffinity ID
311623
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publication date
1994-06-10
title
Trois couleurs: Blanc
review score
7.6/10
box office
1237219
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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.

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