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The Public Woman (1984)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 53M

Director : Andrzej Żuławski

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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, le photographe
Diane Delor
Diane Delor
Elena Mliska
Jean-Paul Farré
Jean-Paul Farré
Pierre
Olivier Achard
Olivier Achard
Le premier assistant réalisateur
Yveline Ailhaud
Yveline Ailhaud
Rachel
Michel Albertini
Michel Albertini
Maurice
Marianne Basler
Marianne Basler
Une jeune anarchiste
Nathalie Bécue
Nathalie Bécue
L'habilleuse
Lucas Belvaux
Lucas Belvaux
François
René Bériard
René Bériard
Mgr Shlapas

Crews

Andrzej Żuławski
Andrzej Żuławski
Director
Dominique Garnier
Dominique Garnier
Writer
Dominique Garnier
Dominique Garnier
Novel
Andrzej Żuławski
Andrzej Żuławski
Writer
René Cleitman
René Cleitman
Producer
Alain Wisniak
Alain Wisniak
Original Music Composer
Sacha Vierny
Sacha Vierny
Director of Photography
Marie-Sophie Dubus
Marie-Sophie Dubus
Editor
Bohdan Paczowski
Bohdan Paczowski
Production Design
Olga Berluti
Olga Berluti
Costume Design
Jean Zay
Jean Zay
Costume Design
Paul Maigret
Paul Maigret
Production Manager
Michel Deruelle
Michel Deruelle
Key Makeup Artist
Monique Huylebroeck
Monique Huylebroeck
Key Makeup Artist
Joël Beldent
Joël Beldent
Sound
Elvire Lerner
Elvire Lerner
Sound
Harald Maury
Harald Maury
Sound
Sylvie Gluck
Sylvie Gluck
Costumer
Dominique Roulance
Dominique Roulance
Costumer

Trailers and other movies

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

Posters and backgrounds

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