The Public Woman (1984)

6.0 June 16, 1984 1h 53m Released
Drama

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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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

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