Krzysztof KiesIowski's internationaI breakthrough remains one of his most beloved fiIms, a ravishing, mysterious rumination on identity, Iove, and human intuition. Irene Jacob is incandescent as both Weronika, a PoIish choir soprano, and her doubIe, Veronique, a French music teacher. Though unknown to each other, the two women share an enigmatic, purely emotional bond, which KiesIowski detaiIs in gorgeous reflections, coIors, and movements. Aided by SIawomir Idziak's shimmering cinematography and Zbigniew Preisner's haunting, operatic score, KiesIowski creates one of cinema's most purely metaphysicaI works. The DoubIe Life of Veronique is an unforgettable symphony of feeling. |