Characters & Themes
Polar (1984) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1984 · 97 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Jacques Bral
- Starring
- Claude Chabrol, Jean-François Balmer, Pierre Santini, Sandra Montaigu, Roland Dubillard
Narrated by jaded private eye Eugene Tarpon (Jean‑François Balmer), the film follows a standard noir setup. Disillusioned with his work, Tarpon is drawn back when a striking woman asks him to probe the murder of her roommate, a porn star. As he investigates, he finds himself tangled with police, gangsters and the victim’s lover, all of whom are determined to silence him.
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