The Double Life of Véronique

La Double Vie de Véronique (1991)

Timing: 1:38 (98 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1991-05-15

Country

France, Norway, Poland

Production

Canal+, Sidéral Productions, Zespól Filmowy "Tor", Norsk Film, Zespół Filmowy TOR, Le Studio Canal+

Genre

Drama, Romance, Mystery, Fantasy

Budget

$0

Revenue

$2 002 966

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Director

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Actors

Irène Jacob, Halina Gryglaszewska, Philippe Volter, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Kalina Jędrusik, Aleksander Bardini, Władysław Kowalski, Jerzy Gudejko, Janusz Sterninski, Sandrine Dumas
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Scenario

Krzysztof Piesiewicz

Producer

Leonardo De La Fuente

Operator

Slawomir Idziak

Composer

Zbigniew Preisner

Artist

Audition

Margot Capelier, Caroline Castelain

Editing

Jacques Witta
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• Initially, Krzysztof Kieślowski wanted to cast American actress Andie MacDowell as Veronique and Italian film director Nanni Moretti as Alexander Faber.
• The role of Veronique was also offered to actress Juliette Binoche, who later landed the lead role in Krzysztof Kieślowski's “Three Colors: Blue,” as well as a cameo in “Three Colors: White” and “Three Colors: Red.”
• Kieślowski offered the role of Veronique to Russian actress Natalia Negoda, but she did not know French.
• Financial difficulties prevented Kieślowski from realizing a postmodern trick in this film with multiple endings that would vary from cinema to cinema, highlighting the infinite branching of the tree of fate. In one cinema, the film was planned to end with the scene that ultimately became the penultimate one: the puppeteer tells Veronique the story of two mysteriously connected lives, in one of which she recognizes her own. In another scenario, Veronique would return to Krakow, accidentally catching the eye of a young singer who resembles both her and the Polish Veronique, thereby expanding the theme of doubling to a 'tripling' and hinting at its potential depth.
• The role of Veronique was also offered to actress Juliette Binoche, who later landed the lead role in Krzysztof Kieślowski's "Three Colors: Blue," as well as a cameo in "Three Colors: White" and "Three Colors: Red."
• Financial difficulties prevented Kieślowski from realizing a postmodern trick in this film with multiple endings that would vary from cinema to cinema, emphasizing the infinite branching of the tree of fate. In one cinema, the film was planned to end with the scene that ultimately became penultimate: the puppeteer tells Veronique a story about two mysteriously connected lives, in one of which she recognizes her own. Alternatively, Veronique would be sent back to Krakow, accidentally catching the eye of a young singer who resembles both her and the Polish Veronique, thereby expanding the theme of doubling to a 'tripling' and hinting at its potential depth.