The Public Woman
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Released: Jun 16, 1984
Runtime: 1h 53m
Rating: ⭐ 6.1 / 10
Drama
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.
Top Billed Cast

Valérie Kaprisky
Ethel

Francis Huster
Lucas Kessling

Lambert Wilson
Milan Mliska

Patrick Bauchau
Ethel's Father

Gisèle Pascal
Gertrude

Roger Dumas
André
Diane Delor
Elena Mliska

Jean-Paul Farré
Pierre

Olivier Achard
1st Assistant Director

Yveline Ailhaud
Rachel