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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.

Top Cast

  • Valérie Kaprisky

    Valérie Kaprisky

    Ethel

  • Francis Huster

    Francis Huster

    Lucas Kessling

  • Lambert Wilson

    Lambert Wilson

    Milan Mliska

  • Patrick Bauchau

    Patrick Bauchau

    Ethel's Father

  • Gisèle Pascal

    Gisèle Pascal

    Gertrude

  • Roger Dumas

    Roger Dumas

    André

  • Diane Delor

    Diane Delor

    Elena Mliska

  • Jean-Paul Farré

    Jean-Paul Farré

    Pierre

  • Olivier Achard

    Olivier Achard

    1st Assistant Director

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.

Rating

5.9 / 10
58 Reviews
2 Popular

1 Reviews

  • bonjitos
    bonjitos
    Mar 6, 2014

    Great

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