Elise ou la Vraie Vie

Elise (Marie-Josee Nat) is a young provincial woman working in a factory in Paris. Her revolutionary brother secured the position for her, and she falls in love with an Algerian native who works with her. She becomes painfully aware of the prejudice he experiences from the police and his superiors. The recent conflict between France and Algeria only compounds the problems of Algerians in... (read more) France. Her love and concern for the man causes her to search for him after he disappears one day. Elise considers moving to Algeria to find the man she loves in this bitter social drama. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Cast:

• Marie-José Nat
• Mohamed Chouikh
• Bernadette Lafont
• Jean-Pierre Bisson
• Catherine Allegret

Director(s):

Michel Drach

Writer(s):

Claude Lanzmann, Michel Drach