White
by french_film_grl
"White" is the second of movie in the Three colors, trilogy by Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowki. This is a movie of irony, tragedy, and comedy.
This movie tells the story of Karol Karol, a Polish immigrant, who has found himself barely treading water in the scum pond that has become his life. His gorgeous wife Dominique, played Julie Delpy, is totally unsatisfied in her marriage to Karol. So, she decides to file for the big D.
Once divorced Karol finds his bank accounts frozen, and his worldly possesions fitting into one trunk. Understandably so, he becomes desperate to get out of France and go back home to Poland. Coming up with what he believes to be a brilliant scheme, he succesfully convinces a fellow Pole to smuggle him back to his homeland in a suitcase.
Just when we think things couldn't get any worse for Karol, they do! The suitcase he is being smuggled in gets stolen from the airport!! Once the thieves find out they have gotten a middle aged Pole instead of gold bars their frustrations are taken out by the fistfuls on Karol. After finding himself dumped into a gravel pit, broken down emotionally, mentally, and physically he finds all there is left to do is plot his revenge.
Karol picks himself up, dusts himself off, and determinedly goes forth. Finding himself strolling through a field of good luck after working hard to refuel his career, he finds a most opportune time to begin his revenge.....
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