The Double Life of Véronique

1991 | Drama, Fantasy, Music, Mystery, Romance, Foreign Language, Sibling, Twin

Synopsis

Two parallel stories about two identical women; one living in Poland, the other in France. They don't know each other, but their lives are nevertheless profoundly connected.

Scores

Overall Score
65.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
79.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
35.2%
Review Aggregate
85.2

Critic Consensus

84.8% Fresh • 33 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 33 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize pacing issues, dark, thought-provoking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

pacing issuesdarkthought-provokingtragicstylizedemotionalromanticpsychologicalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Irène Jacob1991$20,000$46,000(est)
Philippe Volter1991$12,000$28,000(est)
Sandrine Dumas1991$9,000$21,000(est)
Aleksander Bardini1991$8,000$17,000(est)
Louis Ducreux1991$6,000$15,000(est)
Claude Duneton1991$6,000$13,000(est)
Halina Gryglaszewska1991$5,000$12,000(est)
Kalina Jędrusik1991$5,000$11,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0
RT critic review count36
Rotten Tomatoes audience score91.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes55,830

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1991$1,999,955$4,606,357
International1991$3,011$6,935
Worldwide1991$2,002,966$4,613,292

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1991$1,001,182$2,305,953
Digital Rentals ?1991N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1991N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1991$14,901,000$34,320,439
Physical Purchases ?1991$9,087,000$20,929,456
TV & Streaming Revenue1991$799,982$1,842,543
Total Revenues1991$25,789,164$59,398,390
Expenses
Budget ?1991$2,203,000 (est)$5,074,017 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1991$1,843,000 (est)$4,244,854 (est)
Participations1991$1,032,000$2,376,934
Residuals ?1991$1,805,000$4,157,331
Interest & Overhead1991$440,600$1,014,803
Total Expenses1991$7,323,600$16,867,939
Movie Net Profit or Loss1991$18,465,564$42,530,451

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