France / May 13, 1999 / Cannes Film Festival
An erotically charged descent into madness.
2h 14min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A writer leaves his upper-class life and journeys with a woman claiming to be his sister, and her two friends.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mihaella Silaghi | La Petite |
| Šarūnas Bartas | Le Chef |
| Samuel Dupuy | Fred |
| Mathias Mlekuz | Présentateur TV |
| Dine Souli | Chauffeur de Taxi |
| Miguel Yeco | Augusto |
| Khireddine Medjoubi | FIls du Patron du Café |
| Mark Zak | L'Ami Roumain |
| Anne Richter | Femme du Chef |
| Myriam Defremont | Policier |
| Michel B. Dupérial | Policier |
| Pascal Parmentier | Policier |
| Jean-Jacques Colin | Policier |
| Bill Callahan | Musicien |
| Mario Gremlich | Musicien |
| Bobo | Musicien |
| Kerstin Fischer | Musicien |
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| Tom Liwa | Musicien |
| Thomas Klein | Musicien |
| Peter Sarach | Musicien |
| Fritz Wittek | Musicien |
| Till Lindemann | Musicien |
| Steve Donnelly | Musicien |
| Christoph Schneider | Musicien |
| Stefan Claudius | Musicien |
| Stuart Grimshaw | Musicien |
| Roland Hoppner | Musicien |
| Markus Kirschbaum | Musicien |
| Axel Neumann | Musicien |
| Martin Siry | Musicien |
| Julia Zanke | Musicien |
| Kersten Ginsberg | Musicien |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Pola X |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Arena Films, Pola Production, Théo Films, France 2 Cinéma, Pandora Film, Eurospace, Vega Film |
| Release date | 12 maggio 1999 |
| Executive producer | Raimond Goebel, Albert Prévost |
| Production | Karl Baumgartner, Dschingis Bowakow, Kenzo Horikoshi, Ruth Waldburger, Bruno Pésery |
| Writer | Herman Melville, Leos Carax, Jean-Pol Fargeau, Lauren Sedofsky |
| Casting | Antoinette Boulat |
| Editing | Nelly Quettier |
| Cinematography | Éric Gautier |
| Assistant directors | Leos Carax |
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| Camera operators | Éric Gautier |
| Additional photography | Éric Gautier |
| Production design | Laurent Allaire, Eric Pech, Regine Constant |
| Art direction | Eric Pech, Laurent Allaire, Regine Constant |
| Set decoration | Regine Constant, Eric Pech, Laurent Allaire |
| Music | Scott Walker, Jean-Pierre Laforce, Stéphane Thiébaut, Jean-Louis Ughetto, Béatrice Wick |
| Sound | Scott Walker, Jean-Pierre Laforce, Stéphane Thiébaut, Jean-Louis Ughetto, Béatrice Wick |
| Costume design | Esther Walz, Stéphanie Selva, Bernard Floch, Esmé Sciaroni |
| Makeup | Esmé Sciaroni, Stéphanie Selva, Esther Walz, Bernard Floch |
| Hairstyling | Stéphanie Selva, Esther Walz, Bernard Floch, Esmé Sciaroni |
| Budget | 11.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 791.919 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Belgium / May 12, 1999
South Korea / Aug 21, 1999 / 18
France / Sep 01, 1999 / TP
United States / Sep 08, 2000
Physical media
United States / Apr 10, 2001 / DVD
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