Elise, or Real Life (1970)
In the middle of the Algerian war, Elise, from Bordeaux, “goes” to Paris to join her brother to earn her living in an automobile factory. There she meets Arezki, an Algerian nationalist activist with whom she falls in love. A chronicle of working life at the time and which highlights the extent of police repression against Algerians.
Director: Michel Drach
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Marie-José Nat as Elise Le Tellier |
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Mohamed Chouikh as Arezki |
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Bernadette Lafont as Anna |
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Jean-Pierre Bisson as Lucien Le Tellier |
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Catherine Allégret as Didi |
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Mustapha Chadli as Mustapha |
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Alice Reichen as La grand-mère |
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Martine Chevallier as Marie-Louise |
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Jean-Pierre Darras as Le commissaire |
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Yves Barsacq as Un policier |
| Directing | Michel Drach | Director |
| Editing | Arnaud Petit | Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Michel Drach | Writer |
| Writing | Claire Etcherelli | Writer |
| Writing | Claude Lanzmann | Writer |
| Camera | Claude Zidi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Carlos de los Llanos | Editor |