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The Public Woman (1984)

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.

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Valérie KapriskyValérie KapriskyEthel
  • Photo of Francis HusterFrancis HusterLucas Kessling
  • Photo of Lambert WilsonLambert WilsonMilan Mliska
  • Photo of Patrick BauchauPatrick BauchauEthel's Father
  • Photo of Gisèle PascalGisèle PascalGertrude
  • Photo of Roger DumasRoger DumasAndré
  • Photo of Diane DelorDiane DelorElena Mliska
  • Photo of Jean-Paul FarréJean-Paul FarréPierre
  • Photo of Olivier AchardOlivier Achard1st Assistant Director
  • Photo of Yveline AilhaudYveline AilhaudRachel

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