The Double Life of Veronique (La Double vie de Véronique) [NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia]
by Krzysztof Kieslowski
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Actor: Aleksander Bardini, Halina Gryglaszewska, Irene Jacob, Janusz Sterninski, Jerzy GudejkoDirector: Krzysztof Kieslowski
DVD: Region Code 4
Audio: French (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Import, PAL, Widescreen
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-04-04
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: AV Channel
DVD Reviews of The Double Life of Veronique (La Double vie de Véronique) [NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia]
DVD Review: Double your pleasure!
Summary: 5 Stars
After being mesmerized by this movie at the theatre, I was fortunate to record this off of cable about 12 years ago. I so treasure this movie that I've been holding off viewing it thinking that SOMEBODY would put this on DVD. Finally it looks as if my wish has come true.
This is powerful a story accompanied with a wonderful, haunting musical score to match. With new High Definition equipment coming down in price, I can't think of a better movie to view for all with discriminating tastes and those whom appreciate the finer aspects of the cinema. Ir'ne Jacob does an excellent job in portraying both the Veronika/Veronique characters. This is a fine movie worthy of anyones collection.
UPDATE!
I agree with Brian Miller (Columbus, Ohio). Amazon pulls this stunt every once in a while. The same thing happened with "Six Pack" with an advertized release date of Sept 2005, then Jan 2010 and finally and ironically April 4, 2006. I'm not sure how these things get by but with the volume of items available on Amazon, sometimes mistakes do happen. This is a very irritating situation but in perspective, this is nothing compared to say the missing laugh tracks on T.A.G.S. Season #4. At least this could be a sign that TDLOV is hopefully on the way.
Another UPDATE!
Okay, after perusing Amazon.com/UK and Germany, it appears that a two disc, Region 2 edition will be released on April 24, 2006. DVD Extras will include; Conversation with Kieslowski; Interview with Irene Jacob; 'Kieslowski, Polish Filmmaker' documentary; Short Films: 'The Musicians' (1958), 'Factory' (1970), 'Hospital' (1976), 'Railway Station' (1980). Sounds really nice!
BUT, as usual, we consumers here in Region 1 North America will miss the elevator and get the shaft with either a Pan & Scan release or possibly in this case nothing at all. Most of the major studios, Disney being the worst offender, treat Region 1 like garbage while our friends across the big pond get the good stuff. So what is the answer?
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Description of The Double Life of Veronique (La Double vie de Véronique) [NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia]
Australia released, PAL/Region 4 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), Polish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Polish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: 2-DVD Set, Interactive Menu, SYNOPSIS: The Double Life of Véronique is the story of two young women who are -- in some mysterious and irresolvable way -- the same woman leading two different yet interconnected lives. Those familiar with Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski's later "Three Colors" trilogy of Blue, White, and Red will recognize his fascination with accidental happenings and chance encounters, as well as Irène Jacob (from Red) whose performance as both Veronika and Veronique won the 1991 Cannes Film Festival award for best actress. Veronika and Véronique are born on the same day in 1966, one in Poland, the other in France. They grow up separately, unaware of each other's existence, but with the vague and rarely expressed feeling that they are "not alone." The story begins in Poland, where Veronika (like Véronique) is a talented vocalist and music student who wins a prestigious singing competition and is given the chance to perform with a local symphony. On the night of the concert, while singing a duet onstage, Veronika loses consciousness and dies. Véronique is emotionally wounded by the loss of her double and decides to end her singing career. The film charts the effect of Veronika's death on Véronique and on her dispassionate and unsatisfying relationships with men, especially her father. She is led to puppeteer and children's book author Alexandre Fabbri (Philippe Volter), whose puppet shows and stories are dramatic variants on her own mysterious problem. While loo...The Double Life of Veronique ( La Double vie de Véronique ) ( Podwójne zycie Weroniki )Filled with reflective surfaces and vivid colors, The Double Life of Véronique marks one of Krzysztof Kieslowski's most haunting films. Just as the director divided his time between his adopted France and his native Poland, the story involves two unrelated women who look exactly alike (both played by Red's Irène Jacob, who won the best actress award at Cannes).
The Polish Weronika, a classical singer with a heart condition, collapses during a performance, after which Kieslowski turns his gaze to the French Véronique, a music teacher who shares the same ailment (much like Kieslowski, who died after cardiac surgery in 1996). Véronique's life follows a similar track, while her affection for Alexandre (Philippe Volter), a puppeteer, suggests the working relationship between the actress and the filmmaker. It's Alexandre, after all, who draws Véronique's attention to the existence of her double (through a photograph she took on a trip to Krakow). In that sense, Kieslowski plays with art as much as identity. Instead of explaining the connection between the characters, he lets the mystery serve as its own reward.
In her commentary, Annette Insdorf (Double Lives, Second Chances: The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski) outlines the reasons she finds the film so metaphysically rich, from the insights into Kieslowski's background to Sawomir Idziak's inventive cinematography. Other extras include interviews with Jacob, Idziak, and composer Zbigniew Preisner; a featurette; a profile of the director; the alternate ending (which feels extraneous); three shorts (the best is 1980's "Railway Station," in which Kieslowski presents a throng of commuters from the perspective of a security camera operator); and an additional short ("The Musicians") about a band of factory workers by his instructor Kazimierz Karabasz. Kieslowski admired this heartfelt portrait for the way it expressed "the human need to create." --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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