# Pola X (1999)

> A privileged young novelist enters a destructive world of taboo desire and existential despair after a stranger claims to be his abandoned sister.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/22128

## Facts

- Runtime: 134 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Leos Carax
- Cast: Guillaume Depardieu, Yekaterina Golubeva, Catherine Deneuve, Delphine Chuillot, Laurent Lucas, Patachou, Petruta Catana, Mihaella Silaghi
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0152015/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: harrowing, transgressive, melancholic, arthouse film night, challenging cinema viewing

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