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.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
Preisner, Zbigniew
(Composer) |
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| Corporate Authors: |
Miramax Films,
MK2 Productions,
Sidéral Productions,
Studio Canal+,
Zespół Filmowy TOR,
Norsk Film AS,
Criterion Collection (Firm) |
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| Other Authors: |
Fuente, Leonardo de la
(Producer),
Kieślowski, Krzysztof, 1941-1996
(Director, Screenwriter),
Piesiewicz, Krzysztof, 1945-
(Screenwriter),
Idziak, Slawomir
(Cinematographer),
Guiremand, Bernard-P
(Producer),
Chutkowski, Ryszard
(Producer),
Jacob, Irène
(Actor),
Volter, Philippe
(Actor),
Dumas Brekke, Sandrine
(Actor),
Romney, Jonathan,
Žižek, Slavoj,
Cowie, Peter,
Karabasz, Kazimierz |
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| Format: | Video
DVD
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| Language: | Polish
French
English |
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| Published: |
[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
[2006]
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| Edition: | Widescreen. |
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| Series: | Criterion collection ;
359.
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| Subjects: | |
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| Item Description: |
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.
- Booklet includes essays by Jonathan Romney ("Through the looking glass"), Slavoj Žižek ("The forced choice of freedom"), Peter Cowie ("Kieślowski's muse"), & Krzysztof Kieślowski ("Pure emotions : The double life of Véronique'", excerpted from the book "Kieślowski on Kieślowski").
- Special features (disc 1): Optional audio commentary by film scholar Annette Insdorf; U.S. ending; 3 short documentary films by Kieślowski ("Factory", 1970 ; "Hospital", 1976; "Railway station", 1980); "The musicians" (1958), a short documentary film by Kazimierz Karabasz (Kieślowski's teacher).
- Special features (disc 2): "Kieślowski - dialogue" documentary film (about the making of the film, 1991, 53 min.); "1966-1988 : Kieślowski, cinéaste Polonais" documentary film (about Kieślowski's early directorial career in Poland, 2005, 31 min.); new video interviews with cinematographer Sławomir Idziak (24 min.), composer Zbigniew Preisner (21 min.) & actress Irène Jacob (17 min.).
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| Local Note: |
- Faculty reserve.
- Material for LENG-321 (Coroniti).
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