Elise, or Real Life (Élise ou la vraie vie) 54 years old

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 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.

Credits

Elise, or Real Life Cast

Name Character
Bernadette Lafont She was 32, 74 years old when she died as Anna
Jean-Pierre Bisson He was 26, 51 years old when he died as Lucien Le Tellier
Mohamed Chouikh He was 27, now 81 years old as Arezki
Marie-José Nat She was 30, 79 years old when she died as Elise de Tellier

Elise, or Real Life Crew

Name Department
Michel Drach as Director. He was 40 (59) years old when He died Directing
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Elise, or Real Life (54 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, November 25, 1970
  • Runtime: 104 minutes