Nelly Kaplan
An image from The Battle of Austerlitz, one of the productions that also features Nelly Kaplan.
Nelly Kaplan

Nelly Kaplan

April 11, 1931 — 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.

A Very Curious Girl

A Very Curious Girl

1969

The Battle of Austerlitz

The Battle of Austerlitz

1960

Charles and Lucie

Charles and Lucie

1979

One Must Live Dangerously

One Must Live Dangerously

1975

The Pleasure of Love

The Pleasure of Love

1991

Papa, the Lil' Boats

Papa, the Lil' Boats

1971

Nea

Nea

1976

Abel Gance et son Napoléon

Abel Gance et son Napoléon

1984