Double Life Of Veronique (Criterion Collection/ Special Edition/ Old Version)
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Krzysztof Kieslowski’s international breakthrough remains one of his most beloved films, a ravishing, mysterious rumination on identity, love, and human intuition. Irène Jacob is incandescent as both Weronika, a Polish choir soprano, and her double, Véronique, a French music teacher. Though unknown to each other, the two women share an enigmatic, purely emotional bond, which Kieslowski details in gorgeous reflections, colors, and movements. Aided by Slawomir Idziak’s shimmering cinematography and Zbigniew Preisner’s haunting, operatic score, Kieslowski creates one of cinema’s most purely metaphysical works: The Double Life of Véronique is an unforgettable symphony of feeling.
Halina Gryglaszewska
Kalina Jedrusik
Aleksander Bardini
Wladyslaw Kowalski
French: Dolby Digital 2.0
Audio Commentary by Annette Insdorf, Author of Double Lives, Second Chances: The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski
Three Short Documentary Films by Kieslowski: Factory (1970), Hospital (1976), and Railway Station (1980)
The Musicians (1958), a Short Film by Kieslowski's Teacher Kazmierz Karabasz
The U.S. Ending
Kieslowski - Dialogue (1991), a Documentary Featuring a Candid Interview with Kieslowski and Rare Behind-the-Scenes Footage from the Set of The Double Life of Veronique
1966 - 1988: Kieslowski, Polish Filmmaker, a 2005 Documentary Tracing the Filmmaker's Work in Poland, from His Days as a Student Through The Double Life of Veronique
New Video Interviews with Cinematographer Slawomir Idziak and Composer Zbigniew Preisner
A 2005 interview with actress Irene Jacob
A Booklet Featuring New Essays by Jonathan Romney, Slavoj Zizek, and Peter Cowie, and Selections from Kieslowski on Kieslowski
