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The Public Woman is a 1984 French erotic drama film inspired by Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1872 novel Demons and directed by Andrzej Żuławski, starring Valérie Kaprisky, Lambert Wilson and Francis Huster as the lead actors. The film had a total of 1,302,425 admissions in France where it was the 28th highest-grossing film of the year.

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1984 · 1h 53m · Drama

TMDB 6.0/10 (61 votes)

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.

Directed by Andrzej Żuławski

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Andrzej ŻuławskiDirector

Valérie Kapriskyas Ethel

Francis Husteras Lucas Kessling

Lambert Wilsonas Milan Mliska

Patrick Bauchauas Ethel's Father

Gisèle Pascalas Gertrude

Roger Dumasas André DDiane Deloras Elena Mliska

Jean-Paul Farréas Pierre

Olivier Achardas 1st Assistant Director

Yveline Ailhaudas Rachel

Michel Albertinias Maurice

Marianne Basleras Young Anarchist

Nathalie Bécueas Dresser

Lucas Belvauxas François