Metrograph

The film that introduced Kieślowski to an international audience, metaphysical mystery The Double Life of Véronique features an extraordinary Irène Jacob in a double role, playing Weronika, a soprano in a Polish choir, and Véronique, a French music teacher. The two doppelgangers encounter one another only once, but they are bonded by a much deeper synchronicity, which finds expression in Zbigniew Preisner’s superlative score and Slawomir Idziak’s exquisite cinematography.

Distributor: Janus Films

Introduction by Richard Peña, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University, and Director Emeritus, NYFF, on Saturday, April 18th

Q&A with actor Irène Jacob on Saturday, April 25th