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Femme publique, La (1984)

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Release Date: May 16, 1984 Wide

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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, Rovi

PG, 1 hr. 55 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Andrzej Zulawski

In Theaters: May 16, 1984 Wide

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Mondo Video should be commended for their handsome presentation of one of Zulawski's most lush, explosively romantic films.

February 18, 2009 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Jeremiah Kipp

Slant Magazine

Though Kessling can be interpreted as a stand-in for Zulawski, Femme Publique is not his autobiography in the same way his previous film Possession was.

February 18, 2009 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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