The Double Life of Véronique: Through the Looking Glass
By February 01, 2011
When Krzysztof Kieślowski’s The Double Life of Véronique was first screened at Cannes, in . . . Read more »
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, emotional bond, which Kieślowski details in gorgeous reflections, colors, and movements. Aided by Slawomir 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.
| Weronika/Véronique | Irène Jacob |
| Alexandre Fabbri | Philippe Volter |
| Catherine | Sandrine Dumas |
| Aunt | Halina Gryglaszewka |
| Weronika's father | Wladyslaw Kowalski |
| Antek | Jerzy Gudejko |
| Véronique's father | Claude Duneton |
| Director | Krzysztof Kieślowski |
| Producer | Leonardo de la Fuente |
| Screenplay | Krzysztof Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz |
| Director of photography | Slawomir Idziak |
| Set decoration | Patrice Mercier |
| Original music | Zbigniew Preisner |
| Editor | Jacques Witta |
By February 01, 2011
When Krzysztof Kieślowski’s The Double Life of Véronique was first screened at Cannes, in . . . Read more »
By February 01, 2011
This essay was originally published in the booklet accompanying the 2006 DVD release of The . . . Read more »
By February 01, 2011
This essay was originally published in the booklet accompanying the 2006 DVD release of The . . . Read more »
By February 01, 2011
When Krzysztof Kieślowski’s The Double Life of Véronique was first screened at Cannes, in . . . Read more »
By February 01, 2011
This essay was originally published in the booklet accompanying the 2006 DVD release of The . . . Read more »
By February 01, 2011
This essay was originally published in the booklet accompanying the 2006 DVD release of The . . . Read more »
By February 01, 2011
When Krzysztof Kieślowski’s The Double Life of Véronique was first screened at Cannes, in . . . Read more »
By February 01, 2011
This essay was originally published in the booklet accompanying the 2006 DVD release of The . . . Read more »
By February 01, 2011
This essay was originally published in the booklet accompanying the 2006 DVD release of The . . . Read more »