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Release Date:
12 May 1999 (Belgium)
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A young writer becomes intrigued with a mysterious dark-haired woman who claims to be his long-lost sister and he begin an unusual relationship with her prompting a downward spiral involving his domineering mother and lovely fiancée full summary | add synopsis
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Birthday Suits: Deserve's Got Nothin' To Do With it
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Guillaume Depardieu | ... | Pierre | |
| Yekaterina Golubeva | ... | Isabelle | |
| Catherine Deneuve | ... | Marie | |
| Delphine Chuillot | ... | Lucie | |
| Laurent Lucas | ... | Thibault | |
| Patachou | ... | Margherite | |
| Petruta Catana | ... | Razerka | |
| Mihaella Silaghi | ... | The Child | |
| Sharunas Bartas | ... | The Chief | |
| Samuel Dupuy | ... | Fred | |
| Mathias Mlekuz | ... | TV presenter | |
| Dine Souli | ... | Taxi driver | |
| Miguel Yeco | ... | Augusto | |
| Khireddine Medjoubi | ... | Cafe owner's son | |
| Mark Zak | ... | Romanian friend |
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Also Known As:
Pierre oder Der Kampf mit der Sphinx (Germany) (TV title)
Pierre ou les ambiguïtés (France) (TV title (longer version))
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Pierre ou les ambiguïtés (France) (TV title (longer version))
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134 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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USA:Not Rated |
Iceland:16 |
France:U |
Portugal:M/16 |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:18 |
South Korea:18 (edited version) |
Germany:18
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Pola is an acronym for "Pierre ou les ambiguites," the French translation of the title of the Herman Melville novel on which the film is based.
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Margherite:
Be careful! You dream of writing a mature work, but your charm lies in your thorough immaturity. You dream of setting fire to God knows what, of rising above your times like a dazzling cloud, leaving everyone terrified and admiring. But you weren't born for that, Pierre! You don't even believe it yourself.
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Referenced in The Killing Floor (2007)
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Tra Mo Ben Suo
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This movie starts off somewhat slowly and gets running towards the end. Not that that is bad, it was done to illustrate character trait degression of the main character. Consequently, if you are not into tragedies, this is not your movie. It is the thought provoking philosophy of this movie that makes it worthwhile. If you liked Dostoyevsky's 'Crime and Punishment," you will probably like this if only for the comparisons. The intriguing question that the movie prompts is, "What is it that makes a renowned writer completely disregard his publicly-aproved ideas for another set?" The new ideas are quite opposed to the status quo-if you are a conservative you will not like this movie.
Besides other philosophical questions, I must admit that the movie was quite aesthetically pleasing as well. The grassy hillsides and beautiful scenery helped me get past the slow start. Also, there was use of coloric symbolism in representing the mindstate of the main characters. If these sorts of things do not impress you, skip it. Overall I give this movie a 7.