Films de France
filmsdefrance.com    Your online guide to French cinema

Pola X (1999)

Dir: Leos Carax         Drama / Romance       stars 3
Overview
Pola X is a French romantic film drama first released in 1999, directed by Leos Carax.  The film is based on a novel by Herman Melville and stars Guillaume Depardieu, Yekaterina Golubeva, Catherine Deneuve, Delphine Chuillot and Laurent Lucas.  Our overall rating for this film is: good.


Pola X poster
Synopsis
Pierre lives a peaceful and privileged life with his beautiful mother, Marie, in a grand Normandy château.  Pierre’s love of his mother is surpassed only by that which he has for his fiancée, Lisa, who lives nearby.  One night, Pierre is on his way to tell Lisa that his mother has fixed a date for their wedding when something strange happens.  On the edge of a forest, the ghost-like figure of young woman appears and calls out to him, telling him that she is his long-lost sister...


Film Review
Write a review for this film...


User Comments
What do you think of this film?

Related links
More French Drama
More French Romance
Recent DVD releases






Credits
  • Director: Leos Carax
  • Script: Leos Carax, Jean-Pol Fargeau, Herman Melville (novel), Herman Melville, Lauren Sedofsky
  • Photo: Eric Gautier
  • Music: Scott Walker
  • Cast: Guillaume Depardieu (Pierre), Yekaterina Golubeva (Isabelle), Catherine Deneuve (Marie), Delphine Chuillot (Lucie), Laurent Lucas (Thibault), Patachou (Margherite), Petruta Catana (Razerka), Mihaella Silaghi (Child), Sharunas Bartas (Chief), Samuel Dupuy (Fred), Mathias Mlekuz (TV presenter), Dine Souli (Taxi driver), Miguel Yeco (Augusto)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 134 min


 
Home   |    Film index   |    Write to us   |    Guestbook   |    Discover France   |    DVD Shop

Copyright © filmsdefrance.com 1998-2012