IMDb RATING
7.7/10
54K
YOUR RATING
Two parallel stories about two identical women; one living in Poland, the other in France. They don't know each other, but their lives are nevertheless profoundly connected.Two parallel stories about two identical women; one living in Poland, the other in France. They don't know each other, but their lives are nevertheless profoundly connected.Two parallel stories about two identical women; one living in Poland, the other in France. They don't know each other, but their lives are nevertheless profoundly connected.
- Awards
- 10 wins & 11 nominations
Janusz Sterninski
- L'avocat
- (as Jan Sterninski)
Guillaume de Tonquédec
- Serge
- (as Guillaume de Tonquedec)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJulie Delpy auditioned for the lead roles. By her own admission, she lost the role when Krzysztof Kieslowski asked her to act sexy and she responded by putting her finger in her ear. Kieslowski ended up casting her in Three Colors: White (1994).
- GoofsAfter Weronika collapses on stage an extra can be seen running onto the stage, he accidentally pulls down a large spotlight which falls onto some people in the audience.
- Quotes
Véronique: [sees a puppet] Is that me?
Alexandre Fabbri: Of course, it's you.
Véronique: Why? Why two?
Alexandre Fabbri: I handle them a lot when I perform. They get damaged easily.
- Alternate versionsThe American version features a different ending: in the original, Véronique drives to the house where her father is still living and pauses outside to touch a tree. He realizes that she's outside and raises his head from the bench where he's working. The American version features one minute of additional footage showing the father stepping outside the house, calling his daughter, and Véronique running into his arms. Kieslowski shot the additional sequences after the film's premiere at the New York Film Festival in 1991 at the insistence of Harvey Weinstein, who at the time was president of the film's US distributor, Miramax films.
- SoundtracksVerso il cielo
Music by Zbigniew Preisner
Text from Dante Alighieri (as Dante)
Performed by Wielka Orkiestra Polskiego Radia Katowice (as Le Grand Orchestre de la Radio et Télévision Polonaise de Katowice), Chór Filharmonii Slaskiej (as Choeurs Philharmonique de Silésie), Elzbieta Towarnicka (soprano) and Jacek Ostaszewski (flute)
Conducted by Antoni Wit
Featured review
"The Double Life of Veronique" is also focusing on the connection made between two people like Kieslowski's Three Colors trilogy or his heaven,hell and Purgatory.But it is not about two people with a strong bond or two twins.The two girls are not merely soul mates,they're two versions of the same person.Like an old belief that after we die, our body will appear in different circumstances and live a new life.(in here they live two different life simultaneously).
The power of music in Kieslowski's film is inevitable.The scenes are not significant by themselves,the impact of the ideas and images with the powerful music make the film special.Kieslowski well used colors and camera filters to create an ethereal atmosphere which was very helpful in creating the films sense .I think the music and Irène Jacob performance were the most outstanding pieces of the film.
The central question of the film is "Is it just a matter of chance that one thinks and acts as one does?..Is there something as free will?"...It is a question of our lives too.
The power of music in Kieslowski's film is inevitable.The scenes are not significant by themselves,the impact of the ideas and images with the powerful music make the film special.Kieslowski well used colors and camera filters to create an ethereal atmosphere which was very helpful in creating the films sense .I think the music and Irène Jacob performance were the most outstanding pieces of the film.
The central question of the film is "Is it just a matter of chance that one thinks and acts as one does?..Is there something as free will?"...It is a question of our lives too.
- How long is The Double Life of Véronique?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- The Double Life of Weronika
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,999,955
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,572
- Nov 24, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $2,175,939
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content