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.
Director: Andrzej Żuławski
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Valérie Kaprisky as Ethel |
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Francis Huster as Lucas Kessling |
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Lambert Wilson as Milan Mliska |
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Patrick Bauchau as Ethel's Father |
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Gisèle Pascal as Gertrude |
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Roger Dumas as André |
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Diane Delor as Elena Mliska |
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Jean-Paul Farré as Pierre |
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Olivier Achard as 1st Assistant Director |
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Yveline Ailhaud as Rachel |
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Michel Albertini as Maurice |
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Marianne Basler as Young Anarchist |
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Nathalie Bécue as Dresser |
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Lucas Belvaux as François |
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René Bériard as Bishop Shlapas |
| Writing | Dominique Garnier | Writer |
| Directing | Andrzej Żuławski | Director |
| Sound | Elvire Lerner | Sound |
| Sound | Harald Maury | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monique Huylebroeck | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dominique Roulance | Costumer |
| Sound | Joël Beldent | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michel Deruelle | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvie Gluck | Costumer |
| Writing | Dominique Garnier | Novel |
| Camera | Sacha Vierny | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Zay | Costume Design |
| Writing | Andrzej Żuławski | Writer |
| Production | Paul Maigret | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olga Berluti | Costume Design |
| Sound | Alain Wisniak | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Bohdan Paczowski | Production Design |
| Production | René Cleitman | Producer |
| Editing | Marie-Sophie Dubus | Editor |
