Rent Pola X (1999)

2.7 of 5 from 95 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:
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
BBFC:
Release Date:
23/04/2007
Run Time:
130 minutes
Languages:
French Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Leos Carax, Catherine Deneuve, Guillaume Depardieu and Katerina Golubeva Filmographies

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Reviews (2) of Pola X

Too intensely melodramatic - Pola X review by TE

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08/02/2019

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.

1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.

Dull much ado about nothing - Pola X review by EA

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05/06/2023

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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