Elise, or Real Life(1970)
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.
Movie: Elise, or Real Life
Top 10 Billed Cast
Elise Le Tellier
Arezki
Anna
Lucien Le Tellier
Didi
Mustapha
Marie-Louise
Le commissaire
Un policier
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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.
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1970-11-25
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