Three Colors: White
Seen it?1994 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (89% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved A Man Called Otto, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, tense and unsettling.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect sex.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
89% on Rotten Tomatoes, 91 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 71K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Zbigniew ZamachowskiKarol Karol
- Julie DelpyDominique
- Janusz GajosMikołaj
- Jerzy StuhrJurek
- Grzegorz WarchołElegant
- Jerzy NowakOld Peasant
- Aleksander BardiniNotary
- Cezary HarasimowiczInspector
- Jerzy TrelaMonsieur Bronek
- Cezary PazuraExchange Office Owner