The Public Woman
1984 | 113m | French
Popularity: 11 (history)
| Director: | Andrzej Żuławski |
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| Writer: | Dominique Garnier, Andrzej Żuławski |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 16, 1984 |
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| Director: | Andrzej Żuławski |
| Writer: | Dominique Garnier, Andrzej Żuławski |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | paris, france, immigrant, wife, photography, politics, erotic movie |
| Production Companies | Hachette-Fox Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Apr 25, 2025 Entered: Apr 25, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Valérie Kaprisky | Ethel |
| Francis Huster | Lucas Kessling |
| Lambert Wilson | Milan Mliska |
| Patrick Bauchau | Ethel's Father |
| Gisèle Pascal | Gertrude |
| Roger Dumas | André |
| Diane Delor | Elena Mliska |
| Jean-Paul Farré | Pierre |
| Olivier Achard | 1st Assistant Director |
| Yveline Ailhaud | Rachel |
| Michel Albertini | Maurice |
| Marianne Basler | Young Anarchist |
| Nathalie Bécue | Dresser |
| Lucas Belvaux | François |
| René Bériard | Bishop Shlapas |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Dominique Garnier | Writer, Novel |
| Elvire Lerner | Sound |
| Monique Huylebroeck | Key Makeup Artist |
| Joël Beldent | Sound |
| Sylvie Gluck | Costumer |
| Sacha Vierny | Director of Photography |
| Andrzej Żuławski | Writer, Director |
| Olga Berluti | Costume Design |
| Harald Maury | Sound |
| Dominique Roulance | Costumer |
| Michel Deruelle | Key Makeup Artist |
| Jean Zay | Costume Design |
| Paul Maigret | Production Manager |
| Alain Wisniak | Original Music Composer |
| Bohdan Paczowski | Production Design |
| Marie-Sophie Dubus | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| René Cleitman | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 16 | 74 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 21 | 46 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 4 | 994 | 994 |