La Femme Publique Synopsis & Summary
Synopsis
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, All Movie Guide
Movie Info
Starring:
Run Time:
115 min.
Production Co.:
Hachette-Fox Productions
Director(s):
Genre(s):
Drama
Themes:
Ladder to the Top, Pygmalion Stories, Actor's Life, Mind Games
Tone:
Confrontational, Menacing, Ominous, Stylish, Dreamlike, Paranoid, Disturbing, Forceful, Sexy, Tense
Keywords:
actor, director, domination [sexual], domination [influence], mind-games
Country of Origin:
France (05-16-1984)
Language:
French
Status:
