The Double Life of Véronique
1991 · Movie · R · 98 min · ★ 7.5 · 85% critics
Two young women in different parts of Europe look identical and share the same artistic dream, yet they’re strangers. As their lives unfold in parallel, an uncanny sense of connection begins to shape their choices, emotions, and relationships, including an unusual romance with a puppeteer that draws one of them into deeper questions about identity and fate.
Also known as The Double Life of Veronique
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Details
- Original title
- La Double Vie de Véronique
- Years
- 1991
- Release date
- 1991-05-15
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (899 votes)
- Box office
- $2,175,939
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like poetic, mysterious dramas about identity and destiny with a lingering, romantic pull, especially if you’ve seen Three Colors: Blue or Three Colors: Red; Not for you if you want clear answers, fast pacing, or a straightforward story.
Pros: hypnotic, dreamlike mood; haunting music; emotionally subtle lead | Cons: thin, confusing plot; slow, oblique storytelling; not for beginners
Themes
- music teacher
- kraków, poland
- puppeteer
- heart disease
- fake identity
- puppet
- poland
- chorus
- doppelgänger
- parallel lives
- soprano
- warsaw, poland
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- Cannes Film Festival Award — Best Actress · 1991
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 1991
- César Award — Best Music Written for a Film · 1992 · nominated
- César Award — Best Actress · 1992 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Foreign Film · 1992 · nominated
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- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1992 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Non-English Language Film · 1991 · nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 1991 · nominated
Cast & crew
Irène Jacob
as Weronika / Véronique
Halina Gryglaszewska
as Auntie
Philippe Volter
as Alexandre Fabbri
Guillaume de Tonquédec
as Serge
Kalina Jędrusik
as Crazy Woman
Aleksander Bardini
as Conductor
- WK
Władysław Kowalski
as Weronika's Father
Jerzy Gudejko
as Antek
- JS
Janusz Sterninski
as Lawyer
Sandrine Dumas
as Catherine
Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski