Three Colors: White

Three Colors: White

Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski

Produced by mk2 Films, France 3 Cinéma

199492 min7.4 / 10

A darkly comic, psychologically layered portrait of humiliation and reinvention, where a man stripped of dignity and identity must navigate shame, displacement, and the possibility of redemption.

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.

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  • Is Three Colors: White sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Three Colors: White violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Three Colors: White end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Three Colors: White scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Three Colors: White easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity80

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Surprise79

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Love85

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