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The Public Woman (1984)

Jun 16, 1984 · 1h 53m

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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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Top 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 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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