Elise, or Real Life

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Marie-José NatElise Le Tellier

Mohamed ChouikhArezki

Bernadette LafontAnna

Jean-Pierre BissonLucien Le Tellier

Catherine AllégretDidi

Mustapha ChadliMustapha

Alice Reichen

Alice ReichenLa grand-mère

Martine ChevallierMarie-Louise

Jean-Pierre DarrasLe commissaire

Yves BarsacqUn policier