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The Double Life of Véronique

Original title: La double vie de Véronique
  • 1991
  • R
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
58K
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POPULARITY
4,855
304
Irène Jacob and Guillaume de Tonquédec in The Double Life of Véronique (1991)
FrenchPsychological DramaDramaFantasyMusicMysteryRomance

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.

  • Director
    • Krzysztof Kieślowski
  • Writers
    • Krzysztof Kieślowski
    • Krzysztof Piesiewicz
  • Stars
    • Irène Jacob
    • Wladyslaw Kowalski
    • Halina Gryglaszewska
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    58K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,855
    304
    • Director
      • Krzysztof Kieślowski
    • Writers
      • Krzysztof Kieślowski
      • Krzysztof Piesiewicz
    • Stars
      • Irène Jacob
      • Wladyslaw Kowalski
      • Halina Gryglaszewska
    • 172User reviews
    • 92Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Trailer 1:52
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    Top Cast34

    Irène Jacob
    Irène Jacob
    • Weronika…
    Wladyslaw Kowalski
    Wladyslaw Kowalski
    • Le père de Weronika
    Halina Gryglaszewska
    Halina Gryglaszewska
    • La Tante
    Kalina Jedrusik
    Kalina Jedrusik
    • La femme barjolée
    Aleksander Bardini
    Aleksander Bardini
    • Le chef d'orchestre
    Jerzy Gudejko
    Jerzy Gudejko
    • Antek
    Janusz Sterninski
    Janusz Sterninski
    • L'avocat
    • (as Jan Sterninski)
    Philippe Volter
    Philippe Volter
    • Alexandre Fabbri
    Sandrine Dumas
    • Catherine
    Louis Ducreux
    Louis Ducreux
    • Le professeur
    Claude Duneton
    Claude Duneton
    • Le père de Véronique
    Lorraine Evanoff
    Lorraine Evanoff
    • Claude
    Guillaume de Tonquédec
    Guillaume de Tonquédec
    • Serge
    • (as Guillaume de Tonquedec)
    Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus
    Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus
    • Jean-Pierre
    Alain Frérot
    Alain Frérot
    • Le facteur
    Youssef Hamid
    Youssef Hamid
    • Le cheminot
    Thierry de Carbonnières
    Thierry de Carbonnières
    • Le prof
    Chantal Neuwirth
    Chantal Neuwirth
    • La réceptionniste
    • Director
      • Krzysztof Kieślowski
    • Writers
      • Krzysztof Kieślowski
      • Krzysztof Piesiewicz
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews172

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    Summary

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Julie Delpy auditioned for the lead roles. By her own admission, she lost the role when Krzysztof Kieślowski 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).
    • Goofs
      A heavy rainfall occurs at the beginning of the film. Unfortunately, as the camera pans up to show a large statue in the back of a pickup truck, the "rain" is revealed to be water being sprayed from the side.
    • 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 versions
      The 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: The Last Boy Scout/Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country/Convicts/Hook/The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Verso 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

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 22, 1991 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Poland
      • Norway
    • Languages
      • French
      • Polish
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • The Double Life of Weronika
    • Filming locations
      • Main Market Square, Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Sidéral Productions
      • Canal+
      • Zespol Filmowy "Tor"
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,999,955
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,572
      • Nov 24, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,176,789
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 38m(98 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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