The Double Life of Veronique (1991)

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98 min - Drama | Fantasy | Music - 22 November 1991 (USA)

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Veronika lives in Poland. Veronique lives in Paris. They don't know each other. Veronika gets a place in a music school... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Irène Jacob	...	Weronika / Véronique
	Halina Gryglaszewska	...	La Tante
	Kalina Jedrusik	...	La femme barjolée
	Aleksander Bardini	...	Le chef d'orchestre
	Wladyslaw Kowalski	...	Le père de Weronika
	Jerzy Gudejko	...	Antek
	Janusz Sterninski	...	L'avocat (as Jan Sterninski)
	Philippe Volter	...	Alexandre Fabbri
	Sandrine Dumas	...	Catherine
	Louis Ducreux	...	Le professeur
	Claude Duneton	...	Le père de Véronique
	Lorraine Evanoff	...	Claude
	Guillaume de Tonquedec	...	Serge
	Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus	...	Jean-Pierre
	Alain Frérot	...	Le facteur

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Storyline

Veronika lives in Poland. Veronique lives in Paris. 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 and she decides not to be a singer... Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>

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Each of us is matched somewhere in the world, by our exact double - someone who shares our thoughts and dreams

Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Music | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for scenes of sexuality See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

France | Poland | Norway

Language:

French | Polish | Italian (song)

Release Date:

22 November 1991 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

La doble vida de Verónica See more »

Filming Locations:

Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$1,999,955 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sidéral Productions, Zespol Filmowy "Tor", Norsk Film See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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Trivia

Kieslowski originally wanted Andie MacDowell to play Veronique. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Weronika is at the window of the bus, she holds some papers up to Antek, who is on a motorcycle. The angle she's holding the papers at alternates from perfectly straight to slightly askew as the shot alternates repeatedly from back to front. See more »

Quotes

Weronika: What else do you want to know about me?
Alexandre Fabbri: Everything
Weronika: [picks up her purse and gently dumps the contents on the bed in front of him]
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Connections

Referenced in "Gossip Girl: The Unblairable Lightness of Being (#3.18)" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Verso il cielo"
Music by Zbigniew Preisner
Text from Dante Alighieri (as Dante)
Performed by Le Grand Orchestre de la Radio et Télévision Polonaise de Katowice, Choeurs Philharmonique de Silésie,
Elzbieta Towarnicka (soprano), Jacek Ostaszewski (flute)
Conducted by Antoni Wit See more »

The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
La double vie de Véronique (original title)

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