The Double Life of Véronique
- Irène Jacob: Weronika / Véronique
- Władysław Kowalski: Father of Weronika
- Sandrine Dumas: Catherine
- Guillaume De Tonquédec: Serge
- Claude Duneton: Father of Véronique
- Philippe Volter: Alexandre Fabbri
- Kalina Jędrusik: The showy woman
- Aleksander Bardini: The Conductor
The Double Life of Veronique (French original title: La double vie de Véronique, pol: . PODWOJNE życie Weroniki ) is a French- Polish film from 1991 directed by the Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski. . The music was written by the composer Zbigniew Preisner, Kieslowski had been working with the above in his Decalogue. Preisner leads in this film he invented the Dutch composer Van den Bude Mayer with a composition a.
Movie plot
" The Double Life of Veronique " depicts the lives of two women who find themselves confusingly similar and are already experiencing since childhood same. Weronika lives in Poland and is a gifted singer. She suffers from a serious heart disease, she succumbs at their first big concert. Véronique, who lives in France, is also a singer. When she " feels" that something has happened, from which they can not say exactly what it is (the death of Weronika ), she gives her career as a singer on and simply kept at a school. There she meets the puppeteer Alexandre, in which she falls in love. He also has great interest in Véronique and attracts them with a audio cassette in a café; there he tells her he had lured them only because of a psychological experiment there. Shocked and depressed leaves Véronique then the café. Alexandre follows her and confesses his love eventually. When she shows him her photos of their trip to Krakow, he discovers a photo of Weronika on their Filmstrip. Now she is aware of her double existence.
Criticism
"The story is now and again wanted something with meaning. However, with his lead actress Irène Jacob Kieslowski's poetry full drama a big plus. Your subtle nuances in playing carries the film over long distances. "
Film critic Marek Haltof appear in the film a political allegory in which Weronika in Poland and Veronique stands for France. Both are characterized by high culture, but while Véronique seems apparently free to choose their destiny, Weronikas is early death for the sacrifice of Poland in World War II and the subsequent incorporation into the Soviet bloc. Véronique feel this loss and the feeling of imperfection, without being aware of where it originates.
Awards
At the International Film Festival of Cannes 1991 The Double Life of Veronique was represented in the competition for the Palme d'Or. Krzysztof Kieślowski won at Cannes FIPRESCI Prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Irène Jacob was given the Best Actor Award. In the same year Zbigniew Preisner the LAFCA Award won for Best Film Music. At the International Film Festival in Warsaw Krzysztof Kieślowski in 1991 received the audience award.
In 1992, the film at the Golden Globe Awards was nominated as best foreign language film in the same category he won an NSFC Award. In the same year won The Double Life of Veronique, the award of the Syndicat Français de la Critique de Cinéma for best foreign film. In 1993, Irène Jacob, the Spanish Premio Sant Jordi best foreign actress.