Nelly Kaplan
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 11, 1931
- Died
- November 12, 2020
- Birthplace
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
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.
Filmography
Birth of a Nation 1997
as Self
Honorin et l'enfant prodigue 1994
Writer
Polly West est de retour 1993
as Salomé von Jung
The Pleasure of Love 1991
Director, Screenplay
The Cocottes 1991
as Belen, la voyante, Writer, Dialogue, Songs
Velvet Paws 1987
Director, Writer
Abel Gance et son Napoléon 1984
Director
Charles and Lucie 1979
as Nostradama, Director, Writer
Nea 1976
Director, Writer
One Must Live Dangerously 1975
Actor, Writer, Director
Papa, the Lil' Boats 1971
as Lady with her Saint-Bernard, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
A Very Curious Girl 1969
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
The Picasso Look 1967
Director
Les Années 25 1966
Director
- Dessins et merveilles
Dessins et merveilles 1966
Director
- À la source, la femme aimée
À la source, la femme aimée 1965
Director
La prima donna 1964
as La Pasta
Abel Gance, Yesterday and Tomorrow 1963
as Self, Director of Photography, Director, Editor
Gustave Moreau 1962
Director
- Rodolphe Bresdin
Rodolphe Bresdin 1962
Director
Austerlitz 1960
as Madame Récamier, Writer, First Assistant Director
Magirama 1958
Director
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I Accuse! [Magirama] 1956
Director
Tower of Lust 1955
as Alice
Credits from TMDB.