The Double Life of Veronique nominated for National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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The film incorporates a strong metaphysical element, yet the supernatural aspect of the story remains unexplained. Similar to Three Colours: Blue, Preisner's musical score plays a significant role in the plot and is credited to the fictional Van den Budenmayer. The cinematography is highly stylized, utilizing color and camera filters to create an ethereal atmosphere. Sławomir Idziak, the cinematographer, had previously experimented with these techniques in an episode of Dekalog, while Kieślowski expanded on the use of color for a wider range of effects in his Three Colours trilogy. Kieślowski had previously explored the concept of different life paths for the same individual in his Polish film, Przypadek (Blind Chance). The central choice faced by Weronika/Véronique is based on a brief subplot in the ninth episode of Dekalog.Awards and nominations
1991 Cannes Film Festival Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Krzysztof Kieślowski) Won
1991 Cannes Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize (Krzysztof Kieślowski) Won
1991 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress (Irène Jacob) Won
1991 Cannes Film Festival nomination for the Golden Palm (Krzysztof Kieślowski)
1991 Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Music (Zbigniew Preisner) Won
1991 Warsaw International Film Festival Audience Award (Krzysztof Kieślowski) Won
1991 French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Award for Best Foreign Film Won
1992 César Awards Nomination for Best Actress (Irène Jacob)
1992 César Awards nomination for Best Music Written for a Film (Zbigniew Preisner)
1992 Golden Globe Awards nomination for Best Foreign Language Film
1992 Guldbagge Awards nomination for Best Foreign Film
1992 Independent Spirit Awards nomination for Best Foreign Film
1992 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film WonIn July 2021, the film was shown in the Cannes Classics section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
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