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The Double Life of Véronique

Movie · 1991 · 98 min

A haunting, dreamlike meditation on identity and connection, with luminous imagery and a lingering emotional resonance.

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1991 film by Krzysztof Kieślowski
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Year
1991
Runtime
98 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • isolation
  • fate
  • memory
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, art
Directed by
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Written by
Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Starring
Irène Jacob, Kalina Jędrusik, Aleksander Bardini, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Władysław Kowalski, Sandrine Dumas, Philippe Volter, Louis Ducreux
Music
Zbigniew Preisner
Cinematography
Sławomir Idziak
Runtime
98 min
Country
Norway, Poland, France
Languages
French, Polish

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