THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE

In Krakow the highly gifted singer Veronika catches a brief glimpse of her French double Véronique (both women are played by Irène Jacob). When the Polish singer drops dead during her first solo concert some months later, the French woman unexpectedly feels bereaved. Without ever having known her double, Véronique’s life seems to be influenced by that of her Polish namesake. One day, Véronique makes an unsettling discovery: She recognises Veronika in her own holiday snapshots. Kieœlowski’s mystical thriller, which was his first Franco-Polish coproduction, is largely sustained by Zbigniew Preisner’s enigmatic music and S³awomir Idziak’s magical images. Prize for Best Actress and FIPRESCI Prize, Cannes 1991.