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.

Nelly Kaplan

Directing Born April 11, 1931 – Died November 12, 2020 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.

Known For

Midi Première

Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Self

Midi trente

Self

Samedi soir

Self

Austerlitz

Madame Récamier

Le Regard dans le miroir

Laura

Birth of a Nation

Self

Papa, the Lil' Boats

Lady with her Saint-Bernard

Charles and Lucie

Nostradama

One Must Live Dangerously

Polly West est de retour

Salomé von Jung

Tower of Lust

Alice