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The Public Woman

62 %|Jun 16, 1984|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.

Featured Crew

Andrzej Żuławski
Director
Dominique Garnier
Writer
Dominique Garnier
Novel
René Cleitman
Producer
Alain Wisniak
Original Music Composer
Jean Zay
Costume Design
Paul Maigret
Production Manager
Bohdan Paczowski
Production Design

Cast

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Francis Huster
Lucas Kessling
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Lambert Wilson
Milan Mliska
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Patrick Bauchau
Ethel's Father
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Diane Delor
Elena Mliska
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Olivier Achard
1st Assistant Director
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Marianne Basler
Young Anarchist
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Lucas Belvaux
François
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René Bériard
Bishop Shlapas