Stars: Zbigniew Zamachowski, Julie Delpy

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski

Summary: When Karol is kicked out of his Parisian home by his wife, he returns home to Poland and plans to make lots of money... French and Polish dialogue with English subtitles.

Part two in Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski's THREE COLOURS 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 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 Karol's sincere change of heart.

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Whiteis the second of witty Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowki's "three colours" trilogy Blue, White, and Red--the three colours of the French flag, symbolising liberty, equality and fraternity. Whiteis an ironic comedy brimming over with the hard laughs of despair, ecstasy, ambition and longing played in a minor key.

Down-and-out Polish immigrant Karol Karol is desperate to get out of France. He's obsessed with his French soon-to-be ex-wife (Before Sunrise's Julie Delpy), his French bank account is frozen, and he's fed up with the inequality of it all. Penniless, he convinces a fellow Pole to smuggle him home in a suitcase--which then gets stolen from the airport. The unhappy thieves beat him and dump him in a snowy rock pit. Things can only get better, right? The story evolves into a wickedly funny anti-romance, an inverse Romeo and Juliet. Because it's in two foreign languages, the dialogue can be occasionally hard to follow, but some of the most genuinely funny and touching moments need no verbal explanation. --Grant Balfour

Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	French
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Scene By Scene Commentary By Krzysztof Kieslowski, Interviews With Juliette Binoche Jacques Witta And Marin Karmitz, Excerpts From The Original Soundtrack By Zbigniew Priesner, Theatrical Trailer
Subtitles:	English
Year:	1993
Release Date:	October 29, 2001
Runtime:	88 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	A R T 100 D V D
Keywords:	Subtitled, White, Comedy, General, Colours, Wide, Screen, Three, French, Trois, Polish, Blanc, Couleurs
Genre:	Drama