The story centers on (played by Guillaume Depardieu), a wealthy young novelist living an idyllic life in a French chateau with his mother. His world is upended when he meets a mysterious woman, Isabelle (Yekaterina Golubeva), who claims to be his long-lost sister. Driven by a desire for "truth," Pierre abandons his fiancée and his status to live with Isabelle in poverty and squalor, leading to his eventual psychological and social destruction. Key Facts and Trivia
" Pola X " is a 1999 French drama film directed by that adapts Herman Melville's 19th-century novel, Pierre; or, The Ambiguities . Pola X (1999)