Posted in World Cinema

The Two sides of La Double Vie de Véronique

La Double Vie de Véronique or Podwójne życie Weroniki, as it’s called with an untranslatable pun, was released on this day, 30 years ago. It was the first…

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Posted in Cannes Review

Festival de Cannes Review: La double vie de Véronique / The Double Life of Véronique (1991)

Prix d’interprétation féminine – Irène Jacob Prix du Jury Œcuménique FIPRESCI Prix In one of the later scenes of Krzysztof Kieślowski‘s dazzling, intoxicating The Double…

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Posted in Director World Cinema

Bee's Kieślowski Diary: Three Colours: Red

I have finally reached the end of Krzysztof Kieślowski‘s Three Colours Trilogy, and I feel slightly sad to finish it. I feel slightly more sad,…

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Posted in Director Masterpiece

Masterpiece Memo: Trois couleurs: Rouge / Trzy kolory: Czerwony / Three Colours: Red (1994), Krzysztof Kieślowski)

Family Plot, Eyes Wide Shut, A Prairie Home Companion, F For Fake, Gertrud, Not Yet, Saraband… Whilst the final films of major directors tend to…

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Posted in Director World Cinema

Around the World in 80 Films: The Double Life of Veronique

For this latest installment of the Around The World in 80 Films journey, I have decided to visit Krzysztof Kieslowski’s The Double Life of Veronique….

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