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La Femme Publique

Directed by Andrzej Zulawski
Film Movement Classics
1984
113 Minutes
France
French
Drama, Erotic, Classics
Not Rated
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Ethel, who makes a living posing nude, dreams of becoming an actress. Although her acting leaves much to be desired, she is noticed during an audition by the German director Lucas Kesling. He is preparing a highly personal adaptation of Dostoevsky’s The Possessed and offers her a role, soon making her his mistress…. She loses her grip on reality and descends into a hallucinatory world where art and life intertwine in a dizzying way. Presented in a new 4K restoration.

Director & Cast

  • Director: Andrzej Zulawski
  • Starring: Valérie Kaprisky
  • Starring: Francis Huster
  • Starring: Lambert Wilson
  • Starring: Patrick Bauchau

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Reviews

  • "One of Zulawski’s most lush, explosively romantic films."
    Jeremiah Kipp, Slant Magazine
  • "It is, ultimately, a beautifully filmed movie which is rife with both visual and intellectual elements to contemplate, comprising a grand statement about the nature of art."
    Tue Sorensen, Flick Feast
  • "Valerie Kaprisky gives her all as the aspiring thesp.... Sacha Vierny’s lensing is superbly sinister...."
    Variety
  • "Weird, deviant and quite intriguing."
    Gary W. Tooze, DVD Beaver
Winner
Special Prize of the Jury
Montréal World Film Festival
Nominated
Best Actress
César Awards
Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay
César Awards
Nominated
Best Supporting Actor
César Awards