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Pola X

Pola X

An erotically charged descent into madness.

19995.42h 14m

Overview

A writer leaves his upper-class life and journeys with a woman claiming to be his sister, and her two friends.

Directed by Leos Carax
Written by Herman Melville, Leos Carax, Jean-Pol Fargeau
Produced by Bruno Pésery
Box OfficeBudget: $11.0MRevenue: $792K

Top Cast

Guillaume Depardieu

Guillaume Depardieu

Pierre

Yekaterina Golubeva

Yekaterina Golubeva

Isabelle

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Marie

Delphine Chuillot

Delphine Chuillot

Lucie

Laurent Lucas

Laurent Lucas

Thibault

Patachou

Patachou

Marguerite

P

Petruta Catana

Razerka

M

Mihaella Silaghi

La Petite

Šarūnas Bartas

Šarūnas Bartas

Le Chef

Samuel Dupuy

Samuel Dupuy

Fred

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookupper classincestliterary adaptationnew french extremismbrother sister sexindependent filmromantic dramaerotic drama

About Pola X

Pola X is a drama, romance film released in 1999 exploring themes of based on novel or book, upper class, incest, literary adaptation, new french extremism, brother sister sex. Directed by Leos Carax, it stars Guillaume Depardieu, Yekaterina Golubeva, Catherine Deneuve. A writer leaves his upper-class life and journeys with a woman claiming to be his sister, and her two friends.

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