| Title: Trzy Kolory: Bialy(Polish) Starring: Zbigniew Zamachowski, Janusz Gajos, and Julie Delpy Genre: Romantic Comedy, Foriegn Rated: Unrated Rating: **** (out of ****) Silly me, I forgot to review Three Colors: White and Red. Well, I'll have to make up for it now. Trzy Kolory: Bialy, also known as Three Colors: White, is the second in Krzysztof Kieslowski's trilogy dealing with the three colors of the French flag paralell to life. Three Colors: White, while being very dramtic at times, is the oddball of the group in many ways. Firstly, it's a romantic comedy while the others are dramas. Secondly, it's fairly funny and care free, dealing with issues lightly and playfully. Thirdly, it's not as picteresque in the use of its colors. And fourthyl, it's Polish, not French. Nonetheless, Three Colors: White proves to be a vital member of the Three Colors trilogy. The story is about a Polish barbar, Karol Karol (Zbigniew Zamachowski) and his wife Dominique (Julie Delpy). After unsuccesfully being able to perform in bed for a long time, Karol's wife decides to call it quites and divorce her "unsuitable" husband. Karol is crushed and tries begging Dominique for mercy, but instead she burns down his hair parlor and tells the cops he did it himself. Now on the run from the law, Karol runs to the subway where he meets an illfound friend, Mikolaj (Janusz Gajos). Mikolaj decides to help Karol get to Poland where he can hide from the cops under one condition. He helps him murder someone. Though Karol declined the offer, Mikolaj takes him to Poland anyway where the two hide out, leaving Karol to become an outlaw barbar. Karol, however, decides to get involved in mob business, assuming he can trick them into gaining a valueable plot of land. And though Karol is starting a new life there's still something he's missing... Dominique. Three Colors: White was very dramatic and playful, a delight to watch. The only bad side is that very little is brought into the depth of Dominique's character, even though she's such a curious and vital character to the plot. Zbigniew Zamachowski's character Karol Karol is incredible, but takes second place to Janusz Gajos's Mikolaj, a performance yet to be matched. Three Colors: White easily gets four out of four stars and a place forever on Alaay's Classics. -Alaay- |