DVD
The double life of Véronique = La double vie de Véronique
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN)
Edition
Two-DVD special edition.
Languages
In Polish and French, with English subtitles.
Performers
Irène Jacob, Philippe Volter, Sandrine Dumas, Halina Gryglaszewska, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Jerzy Gudejko, Claude Duneton, Kalina Jedrusik, Aleksander Bardini, Louis Ducreux.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2011]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (97 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (39 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Audience
MPAA rating: R; for scenes of sexuality.
Summary
Irène Jacob stars as both Weronika, a Polish choral soprano, and her double, Véronique, a French music teacher. Though unknown to each other, the two women share an enigmatic, purely emotional bond, which director Krzysztof Kieślowski details in gorgeous reflections, colors, and movements.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.
Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer ; audio commentary featuring Annette Insdorf, author of Double lives, second chances: the cinema of Kieślowski ; three short documentaries by Kieślowski: Factory (1970), Hospital (1976), and Railway station (1980) ; The musicians (1958), a short film by Kieślowski's teacher Kazimierz Karabasz ; the U.S. ending ; new and improved English subtitle translation ; Kieślowski - dialogue (1991), a documentary featuring a candid interview with Kieślowski and rare behind-the-scenes footage from the set of The double life of Véronique ; 1966-1988: Kieślowski, Polish filmmaker, a 2005 documentary tracing the director's work in Poland, from his days as a student through The double life of Véronique ; new video interviews with cinematographer Sławomir Idziak and composer Zbigniew Preisner ; a 2005 interview with actress Irène Jacob.