Release Date | 15 May 1991 |
US Box Office | $2,000,000 USD |
Tagline | Each of us is matched somewhere in the world, by our exact double - someone who shares our thoughts and dreams |
Genre | Drama Romance Fantasy Music |
The Double Life of Veronique (French: La double vie de Véronique, Polish: Podwójne życie Weroniki) is a 1991 drama film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and starring Irène Jacob and Philippe Volter. Written by Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz, the film explores the themes of identity, love, and human intuition through the characters of Weronika, a Polish choir soprano, and her double, Véronique, a French music teacher. Despite not knowing each other, the two women share a mysterious and emotional bond that transcends language and geography.