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Pola X is a 1999 French romantic drama film starring Guillaume Depardieu, Yekaterina Golubeva and Catherine Deneuve. The film is loosely based on the Herman Melville novel Pierre: or, The Ambiguities. It revolves around a successful young novelist who is confronted by a woman who claims to be his lost sister, and the two begin a romantic relationship. The film title is an acronym of the French title of the novel, Pierre ou les ambiguïtés, plus the Roman numeral "X" indicating the tenth draft version of the script that was used to make the film.
The film was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Pola X has been associated with the New French Extremity.
Original Release
05/12/1999
US Release
09/08/2000
Cast
Name | Character |
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Guillaume Depardieu | Pierre |
Yekaterina Golubeva | Isabelle |
Catherine Deneuve | Marie |
Delphine Chuillot | Lucie |
Laurent Lucas | Thibault |
Patachou | Marguerite |
Petruta Catana | Razerka |
Mihaella Silaghi | La Petite |
Sharunas Bartas | Le Chef |
Samuel Dupuy | Fred |
Directors
Writers
Leos Carax, Jean-Pol Fargeau, Herman Melville, Lauren Sedofsky
Cast
Name | Character |
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Guillaume Depardieu | Pierre |
Yekaterina Golubeva | Isabelle |
Catherine Deneuve | Marie |
Delphine Chuillot | Lucie |
Laurent Lucas | Thibault |
Patachou | Marguerite |
Petruta Catana | Razerka |
Mihaella Silaghi | La Petite |
Sharunas Bartas | Le Chef |
Samuel Dupuy | Fred |
Mathias Mlekuz | Présentateur TV |
Dine Souli | Chauffeur de Taxi |
Miguel Yeco | Augusto |
Khireddine Medjoubi | FIls du Patron du Café |
Mark Zak | L'Ami Roumain |
Anne Richter | Femme du Chef |
Myriam Defremont | Policier |
Michel B. Dupérial | Policier |
Pascal Parmentier | Policier |
Jean-Jacques Colin | Policier |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Raimond Goebel | Executive Producer |
Albert Prévost | Executive Producer |
Karl Baumgartner | Producer |
Dschingis Bowakow | Producer |
Kenzo Horikoshi | Producer |
Ruth Waldburger | Producer |
Bruno Pésery | Producer |