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The Public Woman

Dir. Andrzej Żuławski·1984·1h 53m

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.

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The Public Woman

The Public Woman (1984)

Andrzej Żuławski

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1h 53m
Cross-source blend ~59/100

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Countries

France

Ratings

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5.9/10

58 votes

Rating consensus

59/100 blend

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Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~59/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.

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

Michel Albertini

Maurice

Marianne Basler

Young Anarchist

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