A writer leaves his upper-class life and journeys with a woman claiming to be his sister, and her two friends.
Direction
Carax's last film for a decade — every frame screams.
Score
Scott Walker's industrial orchestral chaos.
Acting
Depardieu's full commitment to unraveling.
Director
Leos Carax
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Guillaume Depardieu's leg amputation from a motorcycle accident occurred during filming; Carax incorporated his real limp into the character.
The title 'Pola X' references both the Roman numeral for ten (Carax's tenth script draft) and Pierre's novel within the film, collapsing author and subject into one doomed project.
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