La Femme publique

The Public Woman (La Femme publique)

18 1984-06-16 Drama 1h 53m

Overview

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.

Language

German (Deutsch), French (Français)

Cast

Valérie Kaprisky, Francis Huster, Lambert Wilson, Patrick Bauchau, Gisèle Pascal

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

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

Crew

Andrzej Żuławski
Andrzej Żuławski

Director, Writer

Harald Maury
Harald Maury

Sound

René Cleitman
René Cleitman

Producer