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Nelly Kaplan

Writer, Actor, Director, Editor, Producer, Additional Credits
Born April 11, 1931Died November 12, 2020 (89 years)
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.

Known For

  • A Very Curious Girl
  • The Battle of Austerlitz
  • A Young Emmanuelle
  • Charles and Lucie
  • The Pleasure of Love
  • Papa, the Lil' Boats
  • Il faut vivre dangereusement
  • Abel Gance et son Napoléon
  • Le regard dans le miroir

Filmography

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