The Double Life of Veronique

The Double Life of Veronique
Poster showing Irène Jacob
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLa double vie de Véronique
Directed byKrzysztof Kieślowski
Written by
Produced byLeonardo De La Fuente
Starring
CinematographySławomir Idziak
Edited byJacques Witta
Music byZbigniew Preisner
Production
companies
Distributed bySidéral Films (France)
Release dates
  • 15 May 1991 (1991-05-15) (France)
  • 20 September 1991 (1991-09-20) (Norway)
  • 6 October 1991 (1991-10-06) (Poland)
Running time
98 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Poland
  • Norway
Languages
  • French
  • Polish
Box office$2 million (United States)

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 to be produced partly outside his native Poland.[1] 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.[2] Although selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, it was not accepted as a nominee.[3]

  1. ^ "The Double Life of Véronique". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  2. ^ "La Double vie de Veronique". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  3. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences