#359: KIEŚLOWSKI, Krzysztof: The Double Life Of Véronique (1991)
KIEŚLOWSKI, Krzysztof (France)
1966-1988: Kieślowski, Polish Filmmaker
The Double Life Of Véronique [1991]
Spine #359
DVD
DVD
Krzysztof Kieślowski's international breakthrough remains one of his most beloved films, a ravishing, mysterious rumination on identity, love, and human intuition. Irène Jacob is incandescent as both Weronika, a Polish choir soprano, and her double, Véronique, a French music teacher. Though unknown to each other, the two women share an enigmatic, purely emotional bond, which Kieślowski details in gorgeous reflections, colors, and movements. Aided by Stawomier Idziak's shimmering cinematography and Zbigniew Preisner's haunting, operatic score, Kieślowski creates one of cinema's most purely metaphysical works. The Double Life of Véronique is an unforgettable symphony of feeling.
97 minutes
Color
Color
Stereo
in Polish and French
1:66:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2006
Director/Writers
Screenplay by Krzysztof Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz.
Kieślowski was 50 when he directed The Double Life of Véronique.
Other Kieślowski films in the Collection:
#772: Blind Chance (1981)
#837: Dekalog (1988)
#837: A Short Film About Killing/A Short Film About Love (1988)
#588: Three Colors: Blue (1993)
#589: Three Colors: White (1994)
#590: Three Colors: Red (1994)
The Film
Other Kieślowski films in the Collection:
#772: Blind Chance (1981)
#837: Dekalog (1988)
#837: A Short Film About Killing/A Short Film About Love (1988)
#588: Three Colors: Blue (1993)
#589: Three Colors: White (1994)
#590: Three Colors: Red (1994)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Sixty-eight page booklet featuring essays by Jonathan Romney, Slavoj Žižek, Peter Cowie, and Kieślowski.
Commentary
By Annette Insdorf, author of Double Lives, Second Chances: The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieślowski.
Three short documentary films
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The ExtrasThe Booklet
Sixty-eight page booklet featuring essays by Jonathan Romney, Slavoj Žižek, Peter Cowie, and Kieślowski.
Commentary
By Annette Insdorf, author of Double Lives, Second Chances: The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieślowski.
Three short documentary films
By Kieślowski: Factory (1970), Hospital (1976), and Railway Station (1980).
The Musicians (1958)
The Musicians (1958)
A short film by Kieślowski‘s teacher Kazimierz Karabasz.
The U.S. Ending
Kieślowski — Dialogue (1991)
The U.S. Ending
Kieślowski — Dialogue (1991)
A documentary featuring a candid interview with Kieślowski are rare behind-the-scenes footage from the set of The Double Life of Véronique.
1966-1988: Kieślowski, Polish Filmmaker
A 2005 documentary tracing the filmmaker’s work in Poland, from his days as a stuodent through The Double Life of Véronique.
Video interviews
Video interviews
With cinematographer Sławomir Idziak and composer Zbigniew Preisner.
Extras Rating (0-40):
2005 interview
With actress Jacob.
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