Nelly Kaplan
Directing
Born: 1931-04-11 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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.
Known For
Midi Première
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
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Midi trente
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Austerlitz
Madame Récamier
Charles and Lucie
Nostradama
The Cocottes
Belen, la voyante
Le Regard dans le miroir
Laura
Papa, the Lil' Boats
Lady with her Saint-Bernard
One Must Live Dangerously
Tower of Lust
Alice
Polly West est de retour
Salomé von Jung
La prima donna
La Pasta
Abel Gance, Yesterday and Tomorrow
Self