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Pierre or, The Ambiguities
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Pierre or, The Ambiguities

2001-09-24 · 169 min / episode · ★ 7.0

Drama

Pierre ou, Les ambiguïtés (Pierre or, The Ambiguities) is a 2001 three-part French miniseries created and written by Leos Carax, an alternate, extended version of his 1999 film Pola X ('Pola' is the acronym of 'Pierre ou les ambiguïtés'.). Both entities are based on Herman Melville's 1852 Gothic novel of the same name. 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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Creators
Leos Carax
Production companies
ARTE, La Sept-Arte, Arena Films, Pola Production, Théo Films, France 2 Cinéma, Pandora Filmproduktion, Euro Space, Vega Film Productions
Countries
France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Guillaume DepardieuGuillaume DepardieuPierre
Yekaterina GolubevaYekaterina GolubevaIsabelle
Catherine DeneuveCatherine DeneuveMarie
Delphine ChuillotDelphine ChuillotLucie
Laurent LucasLaurent LucasThibault
PatachouMargherite
Petruta CatanaRazerka
Mihaella SilaghiLa Petite
Šarūnas BartasŠarūnas BartasLe Chef
Samuel DupuySamuel DupuyFred
Mathias MlekuzMathias MlekuzPrésentateur TV
Dine SouliChauffeur de taxi
Miguel YecoAugusto
Khireddine MedjoubiFils du patron du café
Mark YakL'ami roumain
Anne-Katrin RichterFemme du Chef
Myriam DefremontPolicier
Michel B. DupérialPolicier
Pascal ParmentierPascal ParmentierPolicier
Jean-Jacques CollinPolicier

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