Krzysztof Kieślowski’s The Double Life of Véronique
Watched this last night. Amazing film, and so beautiful. Goes to delicate places of the soul and revels in the joy, sadness, and beauty it finds there.
Enthrall is the word that comes to mind when I reflect on my experience watching it. All your senses and thoughts surrender to it. It’s an emotional experience woven with narrative, character, pace, color and composition. There are few who have managed to make films like this, but when it happens they resonate in your heart.
I’ve been stuck listening to a song by Jonathan Wilson called Gentle Spirit (see previous post), and the key line in that song for me explains why films (and things) like this are what they are:
Sit beside me, stay awhile
Let me feel my life through you
Though we may not last forever
Forever are our melodies
Gentle spirit, find our hearts
