Pierre or, The Ambiguities

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2001-09-24

Last Air Date: 2001-09-24

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Created By: Leos Carax

Networks: ARTE

Top Cast

Guillaume Depardieu as Pierre
Yekaterina Golubeva as Isabelle
Catherine Deneuve as Marie
Delphine Chuillot as Lucie
Laurent Lucas as Thibault
Patachou as Margherite
Petruta Catana as Razerka
Mihaella Silaghi as La Petite
Šarūnas Bartas as Le Chef
Samuel Dupuy as Fred

Seasons

Miniseries (2001)

An alternate longer TV version of Pola X entitled Pierre ou les ambiguïtés, edited in three one-hour episodes was shown for the first time on September 24, 2001 on Arte German-French TV channel. The original “Pola” title is the acronym of “Pierre ou les ambiguïtés”.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: A la lumiere (2001-09-24)

The first episode of Leos Carax's TV cut of Pola X
Ep. 2: A l'ombre des lumieres (2001-09-24)

The second episode of Leos Carax's TV cut of Pola X
Ep. 3: Dans le sang (2001-09-24)

The third episode of Leos Carax's TV cut of Pola X