Black And White (Bianco E Nero)

Genre: Drama/ Comedy

Language: Italian

Director: Cristina Comencini

Cast: Fabio Volo, Ambra Angiolini, Aissa Maga

Runtime: 104 minutes

Plot:

Carlo and Elena are a loving couple with a daughter they adore. Racial integration is Elenas passion, not only filling her working days as a cultural mediator assisting immigrants, but spilling over into her home life as well. All too often her daughter and her husband Carlo must attend evening charity events where they feel distinctly out of place. During one of these evenings, Carlo meets Nadine, a beautiful and sensuous African woman, wife of one of Elena's colleagues.

Watched the movie during The 19th European Union Film Festival @ GV Vivo on 8 May night.

I'm wondering how serious or bad the situation is, even now for those Caucasian countries to be racist. The stereotype mindset of a black woman with white apron is equal to a maid, or a whore if found talking to a white man.

Even in those American mainstream movies, Blacks are always drug-traffickers, Chineses or Koreans are always the laundromats, while Indians are always the convenience store owners. When will such mindset change?

Back to the movie, the racist issue ranged from the little kids' Barbie dolls to Grandfather's old memories. Is it really because of the different colour skin that differs one from the rest? All I know is that since the human race cannot change what skin colour is being given, the same skin colour somehow unite and protect themselves. But when 2 different races get together as one, why just can't we treat them like they are the same?

The message across all board is - no matter what colour you are, when there is love, you simply fall into it. Although you may be married, with children, sometimes love just can't be resist. At first, you may question if there is real love or is it just affection? It is only when you lost it then you will realise you truly love what is lost. But is it too late by then?

ah-deng says: 3 / 5 I don't mind a love affair with a charming white man too. Any takers?