The Melbourne Cinémathèque & ACMI present
Pierre ou les ambiguïtés
When
Wed 11 Mar 2026
Since its first broadcast on German–French TV channel Arte in 2001, this now legendary alternative extended version of Carax’s polarising 1999 avant-garde horror film Pola X has rarely screened. A loose adaptation of Herman Melville’s extraordinary 1852 novel, it follows a wealthy young novelist (Guillaume Depardieu) who is shadowed by a mysterious woman (Katerina Golubeva) claiming to be his sister.
Reconceived as a three-part miniseries paying homage to the serials of Carax’s youth, this brand-new restored version contains new sequences and, according to the director, is closer to his original conception. Featuring Catherine Deneuve and a memorable score by Scott Walker.
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