Review of The Double Life of Véronique (1991) by Silja T — 04 Jan 2008

Beautiful shot film....a little hard to understand whats going on at first though.....not a movie for everyone.

This review of The Double Life of Véronique (1991) was written by Silja T on 04 Jan 2008.

The Double Life of Véronique has generally received very positive reviews.

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