Two Line Reviews - #328

Movie: Trzy kolory: Bialy (or) Three Colours: White (1994)

Plot: A marriage between a french lady and a polish man get consummated under delicate circumstances. When the lady dumps him and aggravates his self-pity with a crucial phone call, the man gets serious about life, shines in his business and brings his wife back to Poland with a devious plot - only to dump her back and win his revenge!

Positives:

• This is another complete film from Krzysztof Kieslowski that leaves one stunned. He is terrific in bringing out a superb plot into a tasteful film!
• Zbigniew Zamachowski as Karol comes up with a show that is very difficult to appreciate enough. His Karol role is marvelously etched and he lives it wonderfully.
• Giving him able company are Janusz Gajos as the sad-faced Nikolaj and Julie Delpy as his french wife.

Negatives:
The escape to Poland and the growth in Poland are sub-plots that get dealt with lightly.

Brilliantly plotted revenge - My favourite one in the trilogy!

Two Line Reviews - #110

Movie: Before Sunset (2004)

Plot: The couple who part ways in Before Sunrise,with their plan of meeting 6 months later notwithstanding, lead separate ways in life. When Jesse is in Paris on a tour to promote his book written on his one day stint, he meets Celine again & then they walk,walk,talk & talk - Enjoyably!

 Highlights:

• Hawke & Delpy, despite looking a lot older than in Before Sunrise, continue their tremendous on-screen match in this sequel.
• The dialogs run riot in this film too. There is a lot lot more verity than just romance in the conversations they make.
• The simplicity in the making of this splendid ride. If the first part covered one day in terms of duration, this one covers 2 hours. Definitely not an easy one to make. Full credits to the director & the lead pair for their combined screenplay writing effort.

Lowlights:
Not any.

My Rating: 9.1/10