359 - The Double Life Of Veronique (1991)

Published: Dec. 23, 2019, noon

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Reflections, prisms, the dance of car lights across a rain sprinkled window to a Parisian cafe. \\xa0It sure looks like we\\u2019re reviewing some 1990s art house cinema this week. \\xa0And we are are doing exactly that, with the ur-Trois Coleurs trilogy entrant, Krzysztof Kieslowski\\u2019s\\xa0The Double Life of Veronique. \\xa0This film follows a period in the life of the titular character, played by Irene Jacob, and of her Polish doppelg\\xe4nger Weronika, played by Jacob as well. \\xa0They\\u2019re their unexplainable bond is explored through shared sensory experiences and coincidences spanning the continent as each young woman navigates their lives made fraught with emotional poignancy and whimsical happenstance.

If you\\u2019d like to watch ahead for next week\\u2019s film, we will be reviewing and discussing Luis Bunuel\\u2019s\\xa0Diary of a Chambermaid\\xa0(1964).

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