Cast : Kalina Jedrusik, Halina Gryglaszewska, Irène Jacob
1991 / drama / Pologne / original title : LA DOUBLE VIE DE VERONIQUE / 98’ / Color / status : completed / long feature-film / French and International catalog
Veronika lives in Poland. Veronique lives in France.They don’t know each other. Veronika gets a place in a music school, works hard, but collapses and dies on her first performance. At this point, Veronique’s life seems to take a turn…
With THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VÉRONIQUE, Krzysztof Kieślowski crafts a hypnotic
meditation on identity, intuition, and the invisible ties between two women who never truly meet yet mysteriously mirror one another. Awarded Best Actress (Irène
Jacob), the FIPRESCI Prize, and the Ecumenical Jury Prize at Cannes 1991.
1991 / POLAND / 98′ / 4K
Press
«A mesmerizing, poetic work»
The Washington Post
«Provocative and mysterious»
The New York Times
