Élise ou la vraie vie
- Original title
- Élise ou la vraie vie
- Year
- 1970
- Running time
- 104 min.
- Country
- France
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Marie-José Nat
- Mohamed Chouikh
- Bernadette Lafont
- Jean-Pierre Bisson
- Catherine Allegret
- Mustapha Chadly
- Alice Reichen
- Martine Chevallier
- Jean-Pierre Darras
- Yves Barsacq
- Jean-Louis Comolli
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- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production France-Algeria;
- Genre
- Drama
- Synopsis
- In 1957, Elise Le Tellier, a young woman from Bordeaux, decides to join her brother Lucien, a revolutionary who has decided to become a worker instead of a notable. Lucien has secured a position for her and Elise in turn works on the assembly line of a car factory. There she meets and falls in love with Arezki, a young Algerian immigrant. The conflict between France and Algeria makes their life together very difficult, despite the deep love that binds them.
- Awards
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1970: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)
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