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.

Directing:
  • Andrzej Żuławski

Writing:
  • Andrzej Żuławski
  • Dominique Garnier

Stars:
Release Date: 1984-06-16
themoviedb icon 6.2/10
  • Country: FR
  • Language: Français | Deutsch
  • Runtime: 113

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