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Elise, or Real Life(1970)
Status: Released
Date: 1970-11-25
62%
13 Votes
Time: 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.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France,
Algeria
ProductionCompanies: 
Port Royal Films
Movie: Elise, or Real Life
Top 10 Billed Cast
Marie-José Nat
Elise Le Tellier
Mohamed Chouikh
Arezki
Bernadette Lafont
Anna
Jean-Pierre Bisson
Lucien Le Tellier
Catherine Allégret
Didi
Mustapha Chadli
Mustapha
Martine Chevallier
Marie-Louise
Jean-Pierre Darras
Le commissaire
Yves Barsacq
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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