Elise, or Real Life

Name: Elise, or Real Life
Director: Michel Drach
Genre: Drama
Released: 1970-11-25
Duration: 104 min
Cast: Marie-José Nat, Mohamed Chouikh, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Pierre Bisson, Catherine Allégret

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1970 · 104 min · Drama · TMDB 6.2/10

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.

Directed by Michel Drach

Cast

Marie-José Nat — Elise Le Tellier
Mohamed Chouikh — Arezki
Bernadette Lafont — Anna
Jean-Pierre Bisson — Lucien Le Tellier
Catherine Allégret — Didi