The Double Life of Veronique
Kieslowski's movie is told not so much in customary narrative structures, but in glimpses, hints, and intimations. On the same day in 1968, two women are born, one in Poland, the other in France. Though the two share many characteristics, they live worlds apart. Yet each senses the other and has intuitive knowledge of the other's presence.
"...her is an image that's enduringly thrilling and stimulating. Actress Irene Jacob, whom the camera loves, plays the dual..."
March 6, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten