The Public Woman
55 reviews
Drama
1h 53m
1984
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,...
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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.
- DirectorAndrzej Żuławski
- Release16 June 1984
- GenreDrama
- Duration1h 53m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate55 reviews
- Productions
Hachette-Fox Productions
Cast

Valérie Kaprisky
Ethel

Francis Huster
Lucas Kessling

Lambert Wilson
Milan Mliska

Patrick Bauchau
Ethel's Father

Gisèle Pascal
Gertrude

Roger Dumas
André

Jean-Paul Farré
Pierre

Olivier Achard
1st Assistant Director

Yveline Ailhaud
Rachel

Michel Albertini
Maurice

Marianne Basler
Young Anarchist

Nathalie Bécue
Dresser

Lucas Belvaux
François

René Bériard
Bishop Shlapas
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