Directing
Nelly Kaplan
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaBorn 1931
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.
7
Films
2
TV Shows
17
Crew Credits
Known For
9 Credits
Midi Première
as Self
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1975
The Battle of Austerlitz
as Madame Récamier
1960
Tower of Lust
as Alice
1955
Charles and Lucie
as Nostradama
1979
Papa, the Lil' Boats
as Lady with her Saint-Bernard
1971
One Must Live Dangerously
1975
Abel Gance, Yesterday and Tomorrow
as Self
1963
La prima donna
as La Pasta
1964
Behind the Camera
17 CreditsThe Battle of Austerlitz
Writer
1960
Nea
Director, Writer
1976
Gustave Moreau
Director
1962
The Cocottes
Writer
1991
A Very Curious Girl
Director, Writer, Producer
1969
Charles and Lucie
Director, Writer
1979
The Pleasure of Love
Director
1991
Papa, the Lil' Boats
Director, Writer, Producer
1971
One Must Live Dangerously
Writer, Director
1975
Magirama
Director
1958
Velvet Paws
Director, Writer
1987
Honorin et l'enfant prodigue
Writer
1994