Nelly Kaplan

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

The Battle of Austerlitz

as Madame Récamier

Tower of Lust

as Alice

One Must Live Dangerously

Charles and Lucie

as Nostradama

Papa, the Lil' Boats

as Lady with her Saint-Bernard

La prima donna

as La Pasta

Abel Gance, Yesterday and Tomorrow

as Self

Midi Première

as Self

Le Regard dans le miroir

as Laura

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self