
The Double Life of Véronique (1991)
La double vie de Véronique
Each of us is matched somewhere in the world, by our exact double - someone who shares our thoughts and dreams.
98 min
Véronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives in Poland, has a similar career goal and looks identical to Véronique, though the two are not related. The film follows both women as they contend with the ups and downs of their individual lives, with Véronique embarking on an unusual romance with Alexandre Fabbri, a puppeteer who may be able to help her with her existential issues.
- Release date
- May 15, 1991
- Country of origin
- Norway, Poland, France
- Music
- Zbigniew Preisner
- Box office
- $1,999,955
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Trailer
Soundtrack
- Weronikainstrumental0:40
- Véroniqueinstrumental0:26
- Tu viendrasinstrumental2:39
- L'Enfanceinstrumental3:12
- Van den Budenmayer Concerto en Mi mineur (version de 1798)instrumental4:30
- Véroniqueinstrumental0:37
- Solitudeinstrumental0:58
- Les Marionnettesinstrumental2:30
- Thème: 1re transcriptioninstrumental0:56
- L'Enfance IIinstrumental1:00
- Alexandreinstrumental1:16
- Alexandre IIinstrumental1:15
Cast
- Irène Jacob as Weronika
- Halina Gryglaszewska as La Tante
- Philippe Volter as Alexandre Fabbri
- Guillaume de Tonquédec as Serge
- Kalina Jędrusik as La femme barjolée
- Aleksander Bardini as Le chef d'orchestre
- Władysław Kowalski as Le père de Weronika
- Jerzy Gudejko as Antek
- Janusz Sterniński as L'avocat
- Sandrine Dumas as Catherine
- Louis Ducreux as Le professeur
- Claude Duneton as Véronique's Father
- Lorraine Evanoff as Claude
- Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus as Jean-Pierre
- Youssef Hamid as Cheminot
- Thierry de Carbonnières as Professor
- Chantal Neuwirth as Receptionist
- Bogusława Schubert as Woman with the Hat
- Jacques Potin as Man in the Gray Coat
- Irène Jacob as Véronique
Crew
- Krzysztof Kieślowski · Director
- Krzysztof Kieślowski · Writer
- Krzysztof Piesiewicz · Writer
- Leonardo De La Fuente · Producer
- Zbigniew Preisner · Composer
- Sławomir Idziak · Cinematographer
- Jacques Witta · Editor
- Margot Capelier · Casting director
- Caroline Castelain · Casting director
- Patrice Mercier · Production designer