The Public Woman (1984)

The Public Woman (1984)

1984-06-16 France 113 Min. PG-13
6.2 48 votes

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.

Cast

Francis Huster is Lucas Kessling
Lucas Kessling
Lambert Wilson is Milan Mliska
Milan Mliska
Patrick Bauchau is Ethel's Father
Ethel's Father
Gisèle Pascal is Gertrude
Roger Dumas is André
Diane Delor is Elena Mliska
Elena Mliska
Olivier Achard is 1st Assistant Director
1st Assistant Director
Marianne Basler is Young Anarchist
Young Anarchist