Nelly Kaplan

Nelly Kaplan

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Buenos Aires, Argentina
April 11, 1931

Biography

Born in Argentina to a Russian Jewish family, Nelly Kaplan relocated to Paris at age seventeen, where she became an assistant to legendary director Abel Gance before directing her first feature, the caustic revenge comedy A Very Curious Girl. Transgressive, satirical, and surreal, Kaplan's films are defined by their proactive female protagonists.

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Nelly Kaplan 1
Nelly Kaplan 2

Representative Works

Austerlitz
Austerlitz
6.6
/ French
Nea
Nea
4.9
/ French
Gustave Moreau
Gustave Moreau
No Rating Yet
/ French
Charles and Lucie
Charles and Lucie
5.8
/ French
Rodolphe Bresdin
Rodolphe Bresdin
9.0
/ French
A Very Curious Girl
A Very Curious Girl
6.2
/ French
Papa, the Lil' Boats
Papa, the Lil' Boats
4.6
/ French
Honorin et l'enfant prodigue
Honorin et l'enfant prodigue
5.6
/ French
The Pleasure of Love
The Pleasure of Love
4.6
/ French
Tower of Lust
Tower of Lust
5.1
/ French
Polly West est de retour
Polly West est de retour
8.0
/ French
Velvet Paws
Velvet Paws
8.0
/ French

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Austerlitz
1960Nominee

Best Performance

Austerlitz

Nea
1976Nominee

Best Director

Nea

Gustave Moreau
1962Nominee

Best Director

Gustave Moreau

Career Highlights

Charles and Lucie
1979Highlight

Best Performance

Charles and Lucie

A Very Curious Girl
1969Highlight

Best Director

A Very Curious Girl

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