CinemaOSMovie · 1984 · 1h 53m
The Public Woman
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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.

Directed byAndrzej Żuławski

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 53m
Language
FR
Released
June 16, 1984
Studios
Hachette-Fox Productions

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LA FEMME PUBLIQUE (Andrzej Zulawski) 1984 Trailer / Bande Annonce

LA FEMME PUBLIQUE (Andrzej Zulawski) 1984 Trailer / Bande Annonce

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Elena Mliska

Jean-Paul Farré

Jean-Paul Farré

Pierre

Olivier Achard

Olivier Achard

1st Assistant Director

Yveline Ailhaud

Yveline Ailhaud

Rachel

Creative team
Directed by
Andrzej Żuławski
Andrzej Żuławski
Written by
Dominique Garnier
Andrzej Żuławski
Andrzej Żuławski
Produced by
René Cleitman
René Cleitman

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