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