
Pierre or, The Ambiguities
2001-09-24 · 169 min / episode · ★ 7.0
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 DepardieuPierre
Yekaterina GolubevaIsabelle
Catherine DeneuveMarie
Delphine ChuillotLucie
Laurent LucasThibault
Šarūnas BartasLe Chef
Samuel DupuyFred
Mathias MlekuzPrésentateur TV
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