Kieślowski has shown a sempiternal interest in the inevitability of death, and this film probably best developed the metaphor of dying in life to be reborn in another, it is the stuff that masterpieces are made of, and the extraordinary talent of this filmmaker should be treated as a miracle for cinema, let's just say, if you are ever in doubt of what a cinematic masterpiece looks like, look no further, The Double Life of Véronique has it all.