Elise, or Real Life

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Marie-José Nat Elise Le Tellier

Mohamed Chouikh Arezki

Bernadette Lafont Anna

Jean-Pierre Bisson Lucien Le Tellier

Catherine Allégret Didi