

Information
Release DateJune 16, 1984
Runtime1h 53m
StatusReleased
ProductionHachette-Fox Productions
LanguagesGerman, French
6.2
50 votesPopularity27
The Public Woman
Synopsis
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 & Crew
Director

Featured Cast

Valérie Kaprisky
Ethel

Francis Huster
Lucas Kessling

Lambert Wilson
Milan Mliska

Patrick Bauchau
Ethel's Father

Gisèle Pascal
Gertrude