Femme publique, La (1984)
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An aspiring young actress (Valerie Kaprisky) accepts a leading role in a film version of Dostoyevsky's The Possessed. Dissatisfied by her performance, the eccentric filmmaker (Francis Huster) begins a rigorous course of indoctrination, sexual domination, and acting lessons, leaving the mentally… More An aspiring young actress (Valerie Kaprisky) accepts a leading role in a film version of Dostoyevsky's The Possessed. Dissatisfied by her performance, the eccentric filmmaker (Francis Huster) begins a rigorous course of indoctrination, sexual domination, and acting lessons, leaving the mentally exhausted girl unable to distinguish between the real world and that of the film. Arty, challenging, and some say over the top, the film was honored with the Special Jury Award at the Montreal World Film Festival in 1984. ~ Yuri German, Rovi
- Directed By
- Andrzej Zulawski
- Written By
- Dominique Garnier, Andrzej Zulawski
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- May 16, 1984 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Jeremiah Kipp, Slant Magazine
Mondo Video should be commended for their handsome presentation of one of Zulawski's most lush, explosively romantic films.
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Jeremiah Kipp, Slant Magazine
Though Kessling can be interpreted as a stand-in for Zulawski, Femme Publique is not his autobiography in the same way his previous film Possession was.
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Cast
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Francis Huster
as Lucas Kessling
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Valérie Kaprisky
as Ethel
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Lambert Wilson
as Milan Mliska
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Roger Dumas
as Andre
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Yveline Ailhaud
as Rachel Ethel's Mother
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Patrick Bauchau
as Ethel's father
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Gisèle Pascal
as Gertrude
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Jean-Paul Farré
as Pierre
- Michel Albertini
- Marianne Basler
- Lucas Belvaux
- Marc Berman
- Julien Bukowski
- Pascale Pellegrin
- Olivier Achard
- Vincent Martin
- Michael Goldman
- Giselle Pascal
