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The Public Woman is a 1984 French drama film inspired by Dostoevsky
's novel The Devils
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.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky was a Russian writer of novels, short stories and essays. He is best known for his novels Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov....
's novel The Devils
The Devils (novel)
Demons is an 1872 novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Though titled The Possessed in the initial English translation, Dostoyevsky scholars and later translations favour the titles The Devils or Demons....
and directed by Andrzej Żuławski, starring Valérie Kaprisky
Valérie Kaprisky
Valérie Kaprisky is a French actress.She was born Valerie Chérès in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Kaprisky is her mother's maiden name....
, Lambert Wilson
Lambert Wilson
Lambert Wilson is a French actor. He is internationally known for his portrayal of The Merovingian in The Matrix He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, the son of Georges Wilson, who was an actor, theatrical manager and director of the Theatre National de Paris.Wilson screen tested for The...
and Francis Huster
Francis Huster
Francis Huster is a French stage, film and television actor, film director and scriptwriter.-Biography:Francis Huster was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. He studied acting at the Conservatoire of the 17th arrondissement of Paris, at the Cours Florent and at the Conservatoire national , where he had...
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.
Plot summary
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 committing a political assassination.César Awards, France, 1985
Nominated- Best Actress - Valérie KapriskyValérie KapriskyValérie Kaprisky is a French actress.She was born Valerie Chérès in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Kaprisky is her mother's maiden name....
- Best Supporting Actor - Lambert WilsonLambert WilsonLambert Wilson is a French actor. He is internationally known for his portrayal of The Merovingian in The Matrix He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, the son of Georges Wilson, who was an actor, theatrical manager and director of the Theatre National de Paris.Wilson screen tested for The...
- Best Writing - Adaptation - Andrzej Żuławski and Dominique Garnier
Montréal World Film Festival 1984
- Won Most Popular Film - Andrzej Żuławski
- Won Special Prize of the Jury - Andrzej Żuławski