
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.
movieHonorin et l'enfant prodigue
1994 · Writer
moviePolly West est de retour
1993 · Salomé von Jung
movieThe Pleasure of Love
1991 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Cocottes
1991 · Belen, la voyante, Writer, Dialogue, Songs
movieVelvet Paws
1987 · Director, Writer
Le Regard dans le miroir
1985 · Laura, Screenplay
movieAbel Gance et son Napoléon
1984 · Director
movieCharles and Lucie
1979 · Nostradama, Director, Writer
movieNea
1976 · Director, Writer
movieOne Must Live Dangerously
1975 · , Writer, Director
tvLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Self
tvMidi Première
1975 · Self
tvMidi trente
1972 · Self
moviePapa, the Lil' Boats
1971 · Lady with her Saint-Bernard, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Samedi soir
1971 · Self
movieA Very Curious Girl
1969 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
movieThe Picasso Look
1967 · Director
Dessins et merveilles
1966 · Director
movieLes Années 25
1966 · Director
À la source, la femme aimée
1965 · Director
movieLa prima donna
1964 · La Pasta
movieAbel Gance, Yesterday and Tomorrow
1963 · Self, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
movieGustave Moreau
1962 · Director
Rodolphe Bresdin
1962 · Director
movieThe Battle of Austerlitz
1960 · Madame Récamier, Writer, First Assistant Director
movieMagirama
1958 · Director
movieI Accuse! [Magirama]
1956 · Director
movieTower of Lust
1955 · Alice