Three Colours: White

1994 Director Krzysztof Kieslowski

This is the second film in Krzysztof Kieslowski's "Three Colours Trilogy", which deals with the equality part of the french flag.

The film follows a reign of bad luck visited upon a Polish hairdresser in Paris. It starts with a pigeon poignantly defecating on him, which sets the tone to his life. He is divorced by his wife for impotency and non-consummation. With nothing to keep him in Paris and no money he plans an ingenious way to get back to Poland. Once there he decides to take charge of his destiny and plots a terrible revenge against his, now, ex-wife.

This episode in the trilogy is less seminal than the other two and shot linearly. There are several recurring themes that were started in the "Blue" and although not as visually arresting as the other two is nevertheless a captivating film.