Rent Pola X (1999)
2.7 of 5 from 94 ratings
2h 10min
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- Synopsis:
- Haunting, passionate, powerful, and featuring a score by rock legend Scott Walker, 'Pola X' is Carax's dazzling adaptation of Herman Melville's novel 'Pierre, or the Ambiguities'. Guillaume Depardieu plays Pierre, a young man who is devastated by the revelation that he has an illegitimate sister, whose existence has been kept secret from him by his mother (Catherine Deneuve). With his life shattered by lies and deception, he sets off to uncover the truth of the world - a destructive quest that threatens to consume him and those he loves.
- Directors:
- Leos Carax
- Writers:
- Leos Carax
- Studio:
- Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Catherine Deneuve, Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1999
- Countries:
- France
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Reviews (2) of Pola X
Too intensely melodramatic - Pola X review by TE
Phew! Something of an overheated mess. Over-indulged rich kid goes crazy after meeting a wronged half-sister in the woods.
Catherine Deneuve disappears from the script early on and all the main characters are driven by a fatalistic sense of tragedy.
There is a sad irony in seeing Guillaume Depardieu limping (literally) through the last third of the film, given what happened to him in real life. His character here has the same determination to burn out that apparently characterised his real life.
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Dull much ado about nothing - Pola X review by EA
Laughably pretentious and dull film with very poor acting. Catherine Deneuve is underused and dies in a laughably absurd manner, but unfortunately there all good acting ends. The scene in the warehouse with the pop musicians is another piece of nonsense.Terrible.
Cinematography is good.
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