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The Public Woman
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Wikipedia article
'The Public Woman' is a 1984 French erotic drama film inspired by Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1872 novel 'Demons' and directed by Andrzej uawski, starring Valrie 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.
Plot summary
An inexperienced young actress is invited to play a role in a film based on Dostoevsky's novel 'Demons'. 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.
Awards
Csar Awards, France, 1985
;Nominated*Best Actress - Valrie Kaprisky
*Best Supporting Actor - Lambert Wilson
*Best Writing - Adaptation - Andrzej uawski and Dominique Garnier
Montral World Film Festival 1984
*Won Most Popular Film - Andrzej uawski*Won Special Prize of the Jury - Andrzej uawski
DVD releases
The film had its English-speaking debut on DVD in late 2008, when new label Mondo Vision released the film as its debut title. The disc features a commentary from Andrzej uawski and a video interview, where he discusses Polish cinema and the film's production. The film is also available on DVD from LCJ Editions in France, IVC in Japan, and Minerva Pictures in Italy, but lack these extras.
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