Irène Monesi [SEP] native language
Irène Monesi
Irène Monesi is a French writer. She won the 1966 Prix Femina.
Her novels concerned the problems of lesbian relationships.
Works.
- 1957: "Althia: roman", Éditions du Seuil
- 1960; "Cet acte tendre: roman", Corréa
- 1963: "Les Bandrilles", Buchet/Chastel, P. Owen
- 1963: "Les Pères insolites", Buchet/Chaste
- 1964: "Le Faux-fuyant : roman", Buchet-Chastel
"The Double Life of Véronique" is notable for Sławomir Idziak's innovative cinematography and Zbigniew Preisner's operatic score. The film was Kieślowski's first to be produced partly outside his native Poland. It won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival for Krzysztof Kieslowski, and the Best Actress Award for Irène Jacob. "The Double Life of Véronique" was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee