Black and White (2008 Italian film)

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Black and White
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Italian Bianco e nero
Directed by Cristina Comencini
Written byCristina Comencini
Giulia Calenda
Starring
CinematographyFabio Cianchetti
Edited byCecilia Zanuso
Release date
  • 7 March 2008 (2008-03-07)
CountryItaly
Language Italian

Black and White (Italian : Bianco e nero) is a 2008 Italian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Cristina Comencini. The film deals with race and inter-racial relationships when the married Carlo (Fabio Volo) falls in love with Nadine, the wife of his own wife's colleague.

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Carlo Lodoli is a young computer technician, married to Elena, a cultural mediator. The couple have a daughter named Giovanna. One night at an information evening hosted by Elena's work, Carlo meets Nadine, a beautiful, rebellious woman and the wife of Elena's colleague Bertrand, from Senegal. After the pair talk outside, Carlo slowly begins to fall in love with Nadine. He then suggests to Elena that they invite Nadine and her two children, Felicite and Christian, to Giovanna's birthday party. During the party, Carlo becomes fixated by Nadine. Later on having established their attraction for one another, Nadine asks Carlo to repair her computer in order to maintain contact. Eventually, Carlo later calls over to Nadine's house to repair her computer. When Carlo leaves, he suddenly knocks on the door and is invited in by Nadine. The pair then make love in Nadine's living room, and begin an affair. When their respective spouses discover the affair however, Carlo and Nadine are ejected from their homes. Carlo goes to live with his mother while Nadine is placed in the storage area of an apartment for women run by her sister Veronique. Carlo and Nadine then continue to see each other. However, after pressures from their respective races, Carlo and Nadine eventually return to their respective spouses. Sometime later, however, Carlo and Nadine meet again by chance at their old lovers rendezvous spot. Realising that they still love each other, Carlo and Nadine decide to remain together, despite the consequences they know they will face.

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