Elise, or Real Life (1970)
5.958
/10 By 12 Votes
Overview : 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.
Release Date : November 25, 1970
Runtime : 104m
Genre : Drama
Companies : Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC), Port Royal Films
Countries : France, Algeria
Keywords : love story, classe ouvriere, algerian diaspora, french racism, travailleur immigré
