Nelly Kaplan

Born: 1931-04-11, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died: 2020-11-12

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.

Filmography

• Austerlitz (1960)
• Gustave Moreau (1962)
• Charles et Lucie (1979)
• Charles et Lucie (1979)
• Néa (1976)
• Le Regard dans le miroir (1985)
• La Fiancée du pirate (1969)
• Plaisir d'amour (1991)
• Papa les petits bateaux… (1971)
• Papa les petits bateaux… (1971)
• Magirama (1958)
• Polly West est de retour (1993)
• Abel Gance, hier et demain (1963)
• Pattes de Velours (1987)
• Il faut vivre dangereusement (1975)
• Il faut vivre dangereusement (1975)
• Les Années 25 (1966)
• La prima donna (1964)
• Abel Gance et son Napoléon (1984)
• J'accuse ! (Magirama) (1956)
• Le Regard Picasso (1967)