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The Public Woman
The Public Woman

The Public Woman

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Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

113 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

16 June 1984

Country

France

Cast

Valérie Kaprisky

Valérie Kaprisky

Ethel

Francis Huster

Francis Huster

Lucas Kessling

Lambert Wilson

Lambert Wilson

Milan Mliska

Patrick Bauchau

Patrick Bauchau

Ethel's Father

Gisèle Pascal

Gisèle Pascal

Gertrude

Roger Dumas

Roger Dumas

André

Diane Delor

Diane Delor

Elena Mliska

Jean-Paul Farré

Jean-Paul Farré

Pierre

Olivier Achard

Olivier Achard

1st Assistant Director

Yveline Ailhaud

Yveline Ailhaud

Rachel

Michel Albertini

Michel Albertini

Maurice

Marianne Basler

Marianne Basler

Young Anarchist

Nathalie Bécue

Nathalie Bécue

Dresser

Lucas Belvaux

Lucas Belvaux

François

René Bériard

René Bériard

Bishop Shlapas

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