The Public Woman (1984)
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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.
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... Ethel
... Lucas Kessling
... Milan Mliska
... Ethel's Father
... Gertrude
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1984-06-16
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113 min
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... Ethel
... Lucas Kessling
... Milan Mliska
... Ethel's Father
... Gertrude
... André
... Elena Mliska
... Pierre
... 1st Assistant Director
... Rachel
... Maurice
... Young Anarchist
... Dresser
... François
... Bishop Shlapas
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... Writer
... Key Makeup Artist
... Key Makeup Artist
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... Sound
... Sound
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... Costumer
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... Writer
... Producer
... Original Music Composer
... Director of Photography
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... Production Design
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