What Writers Can Learn From "The Double Life of Veronique"
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- Опубликовано: 1 июл 2024
- Krzysztof Kieslowski's Polish masterpiece, "The Double Life of Veronique" follows dual narratives of two identical girls living in both Poland and France; by using reflection, Kieslowski manages to create realistic, well-written characters.
In this video, I discuss how writers can create better characters by using the methods seen in "The Double Life of Veronique". 
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The “reflection” perspective helps me a lot in understanding the character, thanks
thank you! this is really useful! "use reflection to show reflection" will get me a long way!
Thanks for the comment! Are you currently writing anything? :)
CineWish no problem! and not really i’m a literature student so i basically write all the time lol
@@PotterishHead Ah I get you, and I guess the same point can be made for literature too - its especially evident in novels such as To Kill a Mockingbird and Catcher in the Rye where the protagonists can reflect on the actions and narrative changes
CineWish yes but it never catched my eye as vividly and i like the idea of using mirrors as the literal reflection of self so thank you! that’s an idea to keep in mind
PotterishHead No worries, glad to help haha
That's a really nice review thanks. Nice to hear from a fellow film lover. I like your idea about allowing a character 20 seconds to just be and think. I agree about the power of his films being emotional. Here's a couple of points for you....In my opinion (and Kieslowski's co-writer Piesiewicz) the Short Film About Love (remake) had an inferior "happy" end tacked onto the original brilliant Dekalogue version. However, I felt the American end (4 extra shots) he shot for Double Life enhanced the film's finale, making it much less symbolic and more emotional, without losing a sense of ambiguity. Check it out, see what you think...it's on youtube (or the dvd release). My other comment about deeply emotional, classic, world cinema is....have you seen Spirit of the Beehive 1973? If not, you gota see it. One of my favourite movies of all time. Subtle, enigmatic, deeply emotional. And...this you may find interesting...I've only noticed one direct, obvious cinematic reference in all of Kieslowski's films. The shot of the kids' faces in awe watching the marionettes in Veronique is a reference, I'm sure, to the kids' faces watching Frankenstein in Beehive. Kieslowski even acknowledges this (I think) by having the puppeteer say to Veronique that he plagiarised the story. If you haven't seen Spirit of the Beehive...enjoy!!!! I've seen it 12 times over the years and would (and will) watch it again tomorrow.
Thanks so much for the lovely comment, sorry I took so long to reply. Spirit of the Beehive is a film I've been looking forward to watching for a very long time and this comment might just be my push to do so, especially considering its relation to Kieslowski's film!
Spirit of the Beehive 1973? Yet to watch...Thank you for this tip.
I'am not sure if you are right with this idea. Maybe. Kieślowski was a documentalist with kind of sociological approach before, so he could take kids scene from his older cinematographic experience/"instrumentarium". Moreover this kind of scene was something usual, even commonplace, in Polish socialistic film reportages, monthly? film chronicle etc. Have a happy new year 2022!
I love Double Life, but I love Red more.
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