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The Public Woman

First aired on Jun 16, 1984

Runtime: 113 mins

60%

Genres: 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 Cast: click image to view more
Valérie Kaprisky | Ethel
Francis Huster | Lucas Kessling
Lambert Wilson | Milan Mliska
Patrick Bauchau | Ethel's Father
Gisèle Pascal | Gertrude
Roger Dumas | André
Featured Crew
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Andrzej Żuławski | Director
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Dominique Garnier | Writer
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Michel Deruelle | Key Makeup Artist
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Monique Huylebroeck | Key Makeup Artist
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Joël Beldent | Sound
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Elvire Lerner | Sound