Nelly Kaplan
Directing
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.
As actor 14
Midi Première
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Samedi soir
1971
Midi trente
1972
Austerlitz
1960
Charles and Lucie
1979
Le Regard dans le miroir
1985
One Must Live Dangerously
1975
Papa, the Lil' Boats
1971
Tower of Lust
1955
Polly West est de retour
1993
La prima donna
1964
The Cocottes
1991
Abel Gance, Yesterday and Tomorrow
1963
On the crew 21
Austerlitz
1960
Nea
1976
Gustave Moreau
1962
Charles and Lucie
1979
Le Regard dans le miroir
1985
A Very Curious Girl
1969
Rodolphe Bresdin
1962
The Pleasure of Love
1991
One Must Live Dangerously
1975
Honorin et l'enfant prodigue
1994
Papa, the Lil' Boats
1971
Les Années 25
1966
Velvet Paws
1987
À la source, la femme aimée
1965
The Cocottes
1991
Magirama
1958
Abel Gance, Yesterday and Tomorrow
1963
Abel Gance et son Napoléon
1984
Dessins et merveilles
1966
I Accuse! [Magirama]
1956
The Picasso Look
1967