The Public Woman

The Public Woman (1984)

La Femme publique

An inexperienced young actress is invited to play a role in a film based on Dostoyevsky's 'The Possessed'. The film director, a Czech immigrant in Paris, takes over her life, and in a short time she is unable to draw the line between acting and reality. She winds up playing a real-life role posing as the dead wife of another Czech immigrant, who is manipulated by the filmmaker into commiting a political assassination.

Date of release
1984-06-16
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (64)
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Drama
Director
Andrzej Żuławski

Casting

  • Valérie Kaprisky — Ethel
  • Francis Huster — Lucas Kessling
  • Lambert Wilson — Milan Mliska
  • Patrick Bauchau — Ethel's Father
  • Gisèle Pascal — Gertrude
  • Roger Dumas — André
  • Diane Delor — Elena Mliska
  • Jean-Paul Farré — Pierre
  • Olivier Achard — 1st Assistant Director
  • Yveline Ailhaud — Rachel
  • Michel Albertini — Maurice
  • Marianne Basler — Young Anarchist

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