Movie · 98 min · drm, fnt, msc, rma, eur
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.
Where to watch The Double Life of Véronique
Available on 2 platforms across 2 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 2 countries, best placed at #159 in Greece.
Available languages
Audio: French
Subtitles: Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish
Chart history
The Double Life of Véronique has spent 0 days in a top 3, 0 days in a top 10 and 3 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #17.
Cast
Irène Jacob, Halina Gryglaszewska, Philippe Volter, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Kalina Jędrusik, Aleksander Bardini, Władysław Kowalski, Jerzy Gudejko, Janusz Sterninski, Sandrine Dumas, Louis Ducreux, Claude Duneton, Lorraine Evanoff, Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus, Alain Frérot, Youssef Hamid, Thierry de Carbonnières, Chantal Neuwirth
Crew
Leonardo De La Fuente (producer), Krzysztof Kieślowski (director), Krzysztof Kieślowski (screenplay), Krzysztof Piesiewicz (writer)
Awards
2 wins from 8 nominations.
- Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress 1991 — won
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film 1991 — won
- César Award for Best Music Written for a Film 1992 — nominated
- César Award for Best Actress 1992 — nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards 1992 — nominated
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film 1992 — nominated
- Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film 1991 — nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film 1991 — nominated