The Public Woman
| La femme publique | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Andrzej Żuławski |
| Written by | Dominique Garnier Andrzej Żuławski |
| Starring | Valérie Kaprisky Francis Huster Lambert Wilson Patrick Bauchau |
| Cinematography | Sacha Vierny |
| Edited by | Marie-Sophie Dubus |
| Music by | Alain Wisniak |
| Distributed by | Hachette-Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Public Woman (French: La femme publique) is a 1984 French erotic drama film, 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. The film being recorded inside the film is based on inspired by Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1872 novel Demons.[1]
Awards
César Awards, France, 1985
- Nominated
- Best Actress - Valérie Kaprisky
- Best Supporting Actor - Lambert Wilson
- Best 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
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 Żuławski and a video interview, where he discusses Polish cinema and the film's production. The film is also available on DVD, blu-ray and 4K from LCJ Editions in France, IVC in Japan, and Minerva Pictures in Italy, but lack these extras.
References
External links
- La femme publique at IMDb
- Image comparison comparing the quality of different DVD releases
- Bagatellen.com review
- DVDTalk Review
- DVD Times Review