The Public Woman

The Public Woman

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.

FR

Made in FR

5.9/10

1984

Drama

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Cast

Valérie Kaprisky

Valérie Kaprisky

As Ethel

Francis Huster

Francis Huster

As Lucas Kessling

Lambert Wilson

Lambert Wilson

As Milan Mliska

Patrick Bauchau

Patrick Bauchau

As Ethel's Father

Gisèle Pascal

Gisèle Pascal

As Gertrude

Roger Dumas

Roger Dumas

As André

Diane Delor

Diane Delor

As Elena Mliska

Jean-Paul Farré

Jean-Paul Farré

As Pierre

Olivier Achard

Olivier Achard

As 1st Assistant Director

Yveline Ailhaud

Yveline Ailhaud

As Rachel

Michel Albertini

Michel Albertini

As Maurice

Marianne Basler

Marianne Basler

As Young Anarchist

Nathalie Bécue

Nathalie Bécue

As Dresser

Lucas Belvaux

Lucas Belvaux

As François

René Bériard

René Bériard

As Bishop Shlapas

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