Compelling, challenging and irresistibly beautiful, this delicate metaphysical masterpiece only emphasises how much cinema lost through Krzysztof Kieslowski's tragically early death.
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04/01/06
The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
85 %
Reviews Counted: 27 Fresh: 23 Rotten:4 Average Rating: 7.6/10
Rated: 15
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Theatrical Release: 17-03-2006
Synopsis: Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski, creator of the masterful THREE COLORS TRILOGY, presents this enigmatic, philosophical drama about duality in the modern world. Weronika (Irene Jacob), a young Polish woman, embraces each aspect of her life with zeal. She has many friendships,... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Irčne Jacob, Sandrine Dumas, Aleksander Bardini, Louis Ducreux, Claude Duneton
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
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If Double Life is arguably only half as rewarding as some of Kieslowski's other films, then it remains an indelible entry in an outstanding career.
03/21/06
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03/18/06
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02/11/06
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There are other worlds besides the one we think we see, ones that might have been and still could be, and in these worlds we can be the people whom we hoped we would.
06/26/07
If Kieslowski's overarching metaphors about Weronika/Veronique seem strained, Jacob's sensuous and delicately nuanced performance will double your pleasure.
12/04/06
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11/30/06
Though pleasing to the eye, it's not everything we would have hoped for from Kieslowski.
08/30/06
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Kieslowski's most lyrical and metaphsical film, with a haunting performance from Irene Jacob, is also one of his most bizarre and enigmatic works--by design.
06/18/06
We see through a glass darkly, and often confusingly, but at least we see.
04/03/06
While this is the film that set the stage aesthetically for Kieslowski's masterful Three Colors trilogy, it is more mysterious than any of those films.
01/15/05
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