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"Veronique" Now on dvd finally



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After many years of being denied a dvd transfer and upgrade, one of my favourite films is finally seeing a re-release (and on Criterion to boot). This is great news for fans of Kieslowski and it is one of Irene Jacob's best film portrayals ever. Criterion dvds cater especially to the film fan so it's great to see that this film is being picked up by them. For more info about this film you can check out this page at Criterion. Here are just some of the extras that come with the dvd:

- New, restored high-definition digital transfer
- Audio commentary by Annette Insdorf, author of Double Lives, Second Chances: The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski
- Three short documentary films by Kieslowski: Factory (1970), Hospital (1976), and Railway Station (1980)
- The Musicians (1958), a short film by Kieslowski's teacher Kazimierz Karabasz
- Kieslowski?Dialogue (1991), a documentary featuring a candid interview with Kieslowski and rare behind-the-scenes footage from the set of The Double Life of Veronique
- 1966?1988: Kieslowski, Polish Filmmaker, a 2005 documentary tracing the filmmaker's work in Poland, from his days as a student through The Double Life of Veronique
- A 2005 interview with actress Irene Jacob
- New video interviews with cinematographer Slawomir Idziak and composer Zbigniew Preisner
- PLUS: A book featuring new essays by Jonathan Romney, Slavoj Zizek, and Peter Cowie, and a selection from Kieslowski on Kieslowski