Rent The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
3.6 of 5 from 204 ratings
1h 34min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Irene Jacob is utterly captivating in the twin roles of Veronique and Weronika, two young women leading totally separate lives in France and in Poland, yet each strangely aware of the other's presence. Despite their different backgrounds, the two share not only many of the same likes, foibles and prodigious musical talents, but also the same wisdom, inspiring one to unconsciously avoid making the same mistakes in life as the other.
- Actors:
- Irène Jacob, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Halina Gryglaszewska, Kalina Jedrusik, Aleksander Bardini, Jerzy Gudejko, Janusz Sterninski, Philippe Volter, Sandrine Dumas, Louis Ducreux, Claude Duneton, Lorraine Evanoff, Guillaume de Tonquedec, Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus, Alain Frérot, Youssef Hamid, Thierry de Carbonnières, Chantal Neuwirth, Nausicaa Rampony, Boguslawa Schubert
- Directors:
- Krzysztof Kieslowski
- Producers:
- Leonardo De La Fuente
- Voiced By:
- Anna Gornostaj
- Writers:
- Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz
- Aka:
- La Double vie de Véronique
- Studio:
- Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- Acting Up: Top 10 Performances At Cannes, New waves of Polish Cinema, Top Films, What to watch by country
- Countries:
- France
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 22/03/2010
- Run Time:
- 94 minutes
- Languages:
- French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, Polish DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Conversation with Kieslowski
- Interview with Irene Jacob
- 'Kieslowski Polish filmmaker' documentary
- Short films: 'The musicians', 'Factory', 'Hospital', 'Railway station'
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/04/2023
- Run Time:
- 97 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
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Reviews (4) of The Double Life of Veronique
One of Kieslowski's best movies - The Double Life of Veronique review by CP Customer
If you have been lucky enough to experience and enjoy some of the other films of Krzysztof Kieslowski then you simply cannot miss this movie - for me this film is better than his three colours trilogy and as some people will be aware those films are very highly rated by many - this director is able to capture the essence of humanity on screen better than any other
2 out of 4 members found this review helpful.
Two Lives, One Shiver - The Double Life of Veronique review by griggs
Some films win you over with words. This one goes for a look, a note, a shiver you can’t quite explain. When it clicks, it’s ravishing; when it doesn’t, you can feel Kieslowski arranging the dream a touch too carefully.
Poland’s Weronika and France’s Véronique mirror each other without turning it into a neat mystery. Slawomir Idziak’s amber images and Zbigniew Preisner’s score do most of the talking, and Irène Jacob makes silence feel eloquent.
It’s basically Three Colours: Yellow — a whole film steeped in that golden glow, like the world’s been dunked in honey and existential dread. Not flawless, but it certainly gets under your skin.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Arthouse Classic - The Double Life of Veronique review by Steve
A transcendental film about two identical young women (Irene Jacob) who live materially unconnected but similar lives, one in Paris, the other in Warsaw, with contrasting but linked destinies.
This ethereal film is a mystical experience which speaks to us in a visual, impressionistic language.
It is an exquisite, metaphysical poem from the great Krzysztof Kieslowski. Irene Jacob is luminescent in the demanding dual roles.
As much a vision as a film. A quiet, meditative and incredibly beautiful experience.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.