Pola X (1999)
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- Not Rated
- 2h 14min
- Drama, Romance
- 12 May 1999 (Belgium)
- Movie
A young writer becomes intrigued with a mysterious dark-haired woman who claims to be his long-lost sister, starting an unusual relationship with her and prompting a downward spiral involving his domineering mother and lovely fiancée.
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Awards:
- 2 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast
| Guillaume Depardieu | ... |
Pierre
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| Yekaterina Golubeva | ... |
Isabelle
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| Catherine Deneuve | ... |
Marie
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| Delphine Chuillot | ... |
Lucie
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| Laurent Lucas | ... |
Thibault
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| Patachou | ... |
Marguerite
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Petruta Catana | ... |
Razerka
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Mihaella Silaghi | ... |
La Petite
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| Sharunas Bartas | ... |
Le Chef
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| Samuel Dupuy | ... |
Fred
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Mathias Mlekuz | ... |
Présentateur TV
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Dine Souli | ... |
Chauffeur de Taxi
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Miguel Yeco | ... |
Augusto
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Khireddine Medjoubi | ... |
FIls du Patron du Café
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| Mark Zak | ... |
L'Ami Roumain
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Anne Richter | ... |
Femme du Chef
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Myriam Defremont | ... |
Policier
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| Michel B. Dupérial | ... |
Policier
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| Pascal Parmentier | ... |
Policier
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Jean-Jacques Colin | ... |
Policier
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| Bill Callahan | ... |
Musicien
(as Bill 'Smog' Callahan)
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| Mario Gremlich | ... |
Musicien
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Bobo | ... |
Musicien
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Kerstin Fischer | ... |
Musicien
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| Tom Liwa | ... |
Musicien
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Thomas Klein | ... |
Musicien
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| Peter Sarach | ... |
Musicien
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Fritz Wittek | ... |
Musicien
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| Till Lindemann | ... |
Musicien
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| Steve Donnelly | ... |
Musicien
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| Christoph Schneider | ... |
Musicien
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Stefan Claudius | ... |
Musicien
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Stuart Grimshaw | ... |
Musicien
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| Roland Hoppner | ... |
Musicien
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| Markus Kirschbaum | ... |
Musicien
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| Axel Neumann | ... |
Musicien
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Martin Siry | ... |
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Julia Zanke | ... |
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Kersten Ginsberg | ... |
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| Laurence Cormerais |
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Directed by
| Leos Carax | ||
Written by
| Leos Carax | ... | (writer) |
| Jean-Pol Fargeau | ... | (writer) |
| Herman Melville | ... | (novel "Pierre, or, the Ambiguities") |
| Lauren Sedofsky | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Karl Baumgartner | ... | co-producer |
| Dschingis Bowakow | ... | line producer |
| Raimond Goebel | ... | executive producer |
| Kenzô Horikoshi | ... | associate producer |
| Bruno Pesery | ... | producer (as Bruno Pésery) |
| Albert Prévost | ... | executive producer |
| Ruth Waldburger | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Scott Walker | ||
Cinematography by
| Eric Gautier | ||
Editing by
| Nelly Quettier | ||
Casting By
| Antoinette Boulat | ||
Production Design by
| Laurent Allaire | ||
Set Decoration by
| Regine Constant | ||
| Eric Pech | ... | (assistant art director) |
Costume Design by
| Esther Walz | ||
Makeup Department
| Bernard Floch | ... | makeup supervisor |
| Esmé Sciaroni | ... | makeup artist (as Esme Sciaroni) |
| Stéphanie Selva | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
| Sylvie Barthet | ... | production manager |
| Dschingis Bowakow | ... | production manager |
| Marcelo Busse | ... | unit production manager: Germany |
| Alan Corno | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Guy Courtecuisse | ... | archival post-production supervisor |
| Christophe Frossard | ... | unit production manager |
| Michel Imbert | ... | general organization |
| Olivier Jacob | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Detlev Jansen | ... | unit production manager: Germany |
| Odile Marcel | ... | unit production manager |
| Antje Paul Leinberger | ... | executive in charge of production (as Antje Paul) |
| Françoise Piraud | ... | post-production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Mathilde Cukierman | ... | assistant director |
| Antonin Dedet | ... | second assistant director |
| Jürgen Jansen | ... | assistant director: Germany |
| Gabriel Julien-Laferrière | ... | assistant director (as Gabriel-Julien Laferriere) |
| Richard Kravetz | ... | assistant director |
| Delphine Lemoine | ... | assistant director |
| Emile Louis | ... | second assistant director |
| Arnauld Mercadier | ... | assistant director |
| Surk-Ki Schrade | ... | assistant director: Germany |
| Myriam Segall | ... | assistant director |
| Diane Stein-Boris | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Bernard Bridon | ... | property master |
| Michael Böttger | ... | set construction |
| Tom Forger | ... | set construction |
| Franck Gies | ... | carpenter |
| Géraldine Hervé | ... | assistant production designer |
| Peter Menne | ... | art director: Germany |
| Rolf Rexhausen | ... | set construction |
| Philippe van Herwijnen | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| André Cappello | ... | foley recordist |
| Valérie Deloof | ... | dialogue editor |
| Jean-Pierre Laforce | ... | sound |
| Marion Lorthioir | ... | post-synchronization |
| Vincent Montrobert | ... | foley artist |
| Elie Poicard | ... | discontinuité |
| Stéphane Thiébaut | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jean-Louis Ughetto | ... | sound |
| Béatrice Wick | ... | sound |
| Ken Yasumoto | ... | boom operator |
Special Effects by
| Bernard Bridon | ... | special effects |
| Georges Demétrau | ... | special effects technician |
| Pierre Foury | ... | special effects technician |
| Christian Guillon | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Daniel Lenoir | ... | special effects technician |
| Jean-Christophe Magnaud | ... | special effects technician |
| Benoît Squizzato | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Thierry Barbier | ... | visual effects |
| Marc Bellan | ... | visual effects |
| Pierre Biecher | ... | visual effects |
| Myriam Catrin | ... | digital artist |
| Olivier Cotte | ... | digital artist |
| Herbert Posch | ... | visual effects |
| Christian Rajaud | ... | additional visual effects |
| Eve Ramboz | ... | digital artist |
| Guillaume Terrien | ... | compositor: Ex-Machina |
Stunts
| Jean-Louis Airola | ... | stunts |
| Gilbert Bataille | ... | stunt driver |
| Guillaume Castillon | ... | stunt double |
| Max Garnier | ... | stunt driver |
| Pascal Garnier | ... | stunts |
| Dominique Julienne | ... | stunts |
| Laurent Larcher | ... | stunt double |
| Christophe Roblin | ... | stunt double |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Victor Abadia | ... | electrician |
| François Berroir | ... | gaffer |
| Boris Bourgois | ... | grip |
| Sébastien Buchmann | ... | second assistant camera |
| Patrick de Ranter | ... | steadicam operator |
| Peter Franken | ... | electrician |
| Denis Garnier | ... | camera trainee |
| Catherine Georges | ... | camera operator "b" camera |
| Klaus Harnisch | ... | electrician |
| Sophie Lemaire | ... | second assistant camera |
| Stephan Rother | ... | gaffer |
| Marion Stalens | ... | still photographer |
| Andreas Theiner | ... | electrician |
Casting Department
| Audrey Gatimel | ... | extras casting |
| Eve Kirchner | ... | extras casting: Germany |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Camille Ballouhey | ... | costume assistant |
| Corinne Bruand | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
| Carmen Lima | ... | location manager |
| Antoine Restencourt | ... | location assistant |
| Myriam Segall | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Hugh Burns | ... | musician: guitar |
| Geoff Foster | ... | score recordist |
Additional Crew
| Françoise Bouillon-Pommerolle | ... | chief production accountant |
| Florence Forney | ... | production secretary |
| Susanna Lo | ... | production coordinator |
| Laurence Picollec | ... | financial director |
| Stefan Rüll | ... | legal services |
| Patrick Sendjakedine | ... | travelling car |
| Birgit Wittemann | ... | production coordinator |
Production Companies
- ARD Degeto Film
- Arena Films
- Canal+
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Euro Space
- Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA)
- Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
- France 2 Cinéma
- La Sept-Arte
- Office Fédéral de la Culture
- Pandora Filmproduktion
- Pola Production
- Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep)
- Theo Films
- Théo Films
- Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR)
- Vega Film
Distributors
- Arthaus Filmverleih (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Filmcoopi (1999) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Istituto Luce (1999) (Italy) (theatrical)
- AMLF (France)
- Artificial Eye
- Atalanta Filmes (Portugal)
- Budapest Film (Hungary)
- WinStar Cinema (2000) (United States) (subtitled)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Outcast (Casting)
- Warmflash Productions Ltd. (trailer)
- d.d.d. conseil (publicity)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Pierre, a young man of privilege whose anonymously-published novel is a hit and who is about to marry his beautiful blonde cousin Lucie, abandons everything when a brunette vagrant tells him her secret late one night in the woods: that she is his own sister Isabelle, abandoned by their father. Pierre breaks up with Lucie and leaves his doting mother to head for Paris with Isabelle, intent on knowing the dark side of human nature. He begins a novel, sending chapters to his publisher under a pseudonym and his relationship with Isabelle moves beyond the fraternal. In the winter, frail Lucie comes to live with them and family jealousies mount. Pierre might have discovered despair instead of truth.
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Box Office
| Budget | FRF71,500,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Pola is an acronym for "Pierre ou les ambiguites," the French translation of the title of the Herman Melville novel on which the film is based. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Mr. X, a Vision of Leos Carax (2014). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Light See more » |
| Crazy Credits | After credits there's a dedication "à mes trois soeurs" ("for my three sisters"). See more » |
| Quotes |
Margherite:
Be careful! You dream of writing a mature work, but your charm lies in your thorough immaturity. You dream of setting fire to God knows what, of rising above your times like a dazzling cloud, leaving everyone terrified and admiring. But you weren't born for that, Pierre! You don't even believe it yourself. See more » |