Nelly Kaplan

Director

Born: April 11, 1931 (89 years old)

Died: November 12, 2020

Place of birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina

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 (9)

• The Battle of Austerlitz (1960, ★ 6.6)
• A Very Curious Girl (1969, ★ 6.2)
• Tower of Lust (1955, ★ 4.7)
• Charles and Lucie (1979, ★ 5.5)
• Papa, the Lil' Boats (1971, ★ 4.1)
• One Must Live Dangerously (1975, ★ 4.3)
• The Cocottes (1991, ★ 4.6)
• Nea (1976, ★ 4.1)
• The Pleasure of Love (1991, ★ 4.1)