Trzy kolory: Bialy (1994)

Polish Movie.

Part two in Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski's THREE COLORS astounding trilogy, WHITE represents Equality (of Liberty and Fraternity) in the French flag and the French national motto. Karol (Zbigniew Zamachowski), a sweet but awkward Polish hairdresser, has just lost everything in a bitter divorce settlement--his cold-hearted French wife, Dominique (Julie Delpy), having taken their home, credit cards, and business. The poor Karol finds himself stranded in Paris, speaking very little French; once he returns to his native Poland, his luck changes for the better. He manages to make a small fortune and a name for...
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himself. Although he's moved up in the world, he still thinks about his former life with Dominique, and it is his memories, good and bad, that lead him to stage his disappearance, and which initiate an unusual chain of events. WHITE is a more lighthearted and leisurely affair than BLUE or RED, adding a well-rounded dimension to the trilogy. Kieslowski and Krzysztof Piesiwicz's script thrusts the characters into odd predicaments, and then ingeniously backs off to tell the tale of Karol's revenge, succeeding in laying enough emotional groundwork to justify Dominique's sincere change of heart.
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In het tweede deel van Kieślowski's trilogie naar de symbolen van de Franse revolutie maken we kennis met Karol. Zijn Franse echtgenote Dominique (Julie Delpy) vraagt echtscheiding aan en zorgt dat hij van brandstichting beschuldigd wordt. Met lege handen blijft hij achter. Wanhopig vlucht hij in een kist terug naar Polen en daar gaat het hem voor de wind. Al snel wordt hij via slinkse wegen een rijk man. Tijd om wraak op Dominique te nemen en... haar terug te winnen. Middels een ingenieus plan weet hij Dominique naar Polen te lokken.

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The second feature in filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski's "Three Colors" trilogy, the black comedy White features Zbigniew Zamachowski as Karol Karol, an expatriate Polish hairdresser whose French wife (the breathtaking Julie Delpy) divorces him after just six months of marriage because of his impotency. Penniless and devoid of his passport, Karol must journey back to Poland by hiding in a trunk. Upon his return, he slowly begins amassing a considerable fortune, ultimately hatching a perverse plot for revenge. Often unjustly dismissed as the weak link in the trilogy, White grows in strength upon repeated viewings. A...
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n allegory about equality, the film is mordantly witty, a cynical look at power, marriage and capitalism.
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