Elise, or Real Life (1970)

  • NR
  • 11/25/1970 (FR)
  • Drama
  • 1h 44m

Overview

In the middle of the Algerian war, Elise, from Bordeaux, “goes” to Paris to join her brother to earn her living in an automobile factory. There she meets Arezki, an Algerian nationalist activist with whom she falls in love. A chronicle of working life at the time and which highlights the extent of police repression against Algerians.

Michel Drach

Director, Writer

Claire Etcherelli

Writer

Claude Lanzmann

Writer

Cast

Marie-José Nat's headshot

Marie-José Nat

Elise Le Tellier
Mohamed Chouikh's headshot

Mohamed Chouikh

Arezki
Bernadette Lafont's headshot

Bernadette Lafont

Anna
Jean-Pierre Bisson's headshot

Jean-Pierre Bisson

Lucien Le Tellier
Catherine Allégret's headshot

Catherine Allégret

Didi
Mustapha Chadli's headshot

Mustapha Chadli

Mustapha
Alice Reichen's headshot

Alice Reichen

La grand-mère
Martine Chevallier's headshot

Martine Chevallier

Marie-Louise

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