The double life of Veronique
(DVD)
Contributors:
Series:
Criterion collection ; volume 359.
Published:
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2006]., Chatsworth, CA :
Format:
DVD
Edition:
[Special ed. double-disc set].
Physical Desc:
2 videodiscs (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Status:
Description
Weronika is a Polish choir soprano, and her double, Véronique, is a French music teacher. Though they are unknown to each other, the two women share an enigmatic, purely emotional bond. The two were born on the same day and each senses that somewhere there exists another person with whom their lives are intertwined.
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Location
Call Number
Status
Hamden/Miller Adult DVD
DVD/FOREIGN/D
On Shelf
Madison/Scranton Adult DVDs - Special Collection
DVD-SC DOU
On Shelf
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Language:
Polish
ISBN:
1934121053, 9781934121054
UPC:
715515020725
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.
General Note
Special features: Disc one: Newly restored high-definition digital transfer; audio commentary by film scholar Annette Insdorf; three short documentary films by Kieślowski: "Factory" (1970), "Hospital" (1976), and "Railway station" (1980); "The musicians" (1958), a short film by Kieślowski's teacher Kazimierz Karabasz; U.S. ending. Disc two: "Kieślowski - dialogue" (1991), a documentary; rare behind-the-scenes footage; "1966-1988: Kieślowski, Polish filmmaker", a 2005 documentary; new video interviews with cinematographer Sławomir Idziak and composer Zbigniew Preisner; a 2005 interview with actress Irène Jacob; a booklet featuring new essays by Jonathan Romney, Slavoj Zizek, and Peter Cowie, and excerpts from "Kieślowski on Kieślowski."
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Sławomir Idziak ; editor, Jacques Witta ; original music, Zbigniew Preisner.
Participants/Performers
Irene Jacob, Philippe Volter, Sandrine Dumas, Halina Gryglaszewska, Władysław Kowalski, Jerzy Gudejko, Claude Duneton.
Description
Weronika is a Polish choir soprano, and her double, Véronique, is a French music teacher. Though they are unknown to each other, the two women share an enigmatic, purely emotional bond. The two were born on the same day and each senses that somewhere there exists another person with whom their lives are intertwined.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1, enhanced for 16:9 TVs) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., NTSC
Language
Polish and French dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Awards
Cannes Film Festival, 1991: Best Actress (Irène Jacob) ; FIPRESCI Prize (Krzysztof Kiewlowski) ; Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Krzysztof Kieslowski).
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Fuente, L. d. l. (. p., Kieślowski, K., Piesiewicz, K., Jacob, I., Volter, P., Dumas Brekke, S., Gryglaszewska, H., Kowalski, W., Gudejko, J., Duneton, C., & Preisner, Z. (2006). The double life of Veronique. [Special ed. double-disc set]. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Leonardo de la (Movie producer) Fuente et al.. 2006. The Double Life of Veronique. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Leonardo de la (Movie producer) Fuente et al., The Double Life of Veronique. Criterion Collection, 2006.
MLA Citation (style guide)The Double Life of Veronique. Fuente, Leonardo de la (Movie producer), et al. [Special ed. double-disc set]. Criterion Collection, 2006.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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