Elise, or Real Life movie storyline. 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.
Elise, or Real Life (French: Élise ou La Vraie Vie) is a 1970 French drama film directed by Michel Drach and starring Marie-José Nat, Mohamed Chouikh, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Pierre Bisson, Catherine Allégret, Mustapha Chadly, Alice Reichen, Martine Chevallier, Jean-Pierre Darras and Yves Barsacq. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.
Elise, or Real Life (1970)
Directed by: Michel Drach
Starring: Marie-José Nat, Mohamed Chouikh, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Pierre Bisson, Catherine Allégret, Mustapha Chadly, Alice Reichen, Martine Chevallier, Jean-Pierre Darras, Yves Barsacq
Screenplay by: Michel Drach, Claire Etcherelli, Claude Lanzmann
Production Design by: Mourad Bouchouchi
Cinematography by: Claude Zidi
Film Editing by: Carlos de los Llanos
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Planfilm (France)
Release Date: November 25, 1970
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