The Double Life of Véronique (1991)

Original title

La Double Vie de Véronique

Directed by

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, art film

Country

France, Poland, Norway

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

R

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 903 voters

Elsewhere

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How it feels

Two women who look identical live in different countries. One is a Polish singer and the other is a French music teacher. They share a strange emotional connection even though they have never met.

mysteriousmelancholicdreamlikecontemplativepoeticemotionalintimatesubtle

What happens

The Double Life of Veronique (French: La double vie de Véronique, Polish: Podwójne życie Weroniki) is a 1991 drama film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski, and starring Irène Jacob and Philippe Volter. Written by Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz, the film explores the themes of identity, love, and human intuition through the characters of Weronika, a Polish choir soprano, and her double, Véronique, a French music teacher. Despite not knowing each other, the two women share a mysterious and emotional bond that transcends language and geography. The Double Life of Veronique was Kieślowski's first film produced partly outside his native Poland. It won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival, as well as the Best Actress award for Jacob. Although selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, it was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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