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.
Directing
45
Female
1931-04-11
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Polly West est de retour
Tower of Lust
La prima donna
Papa, the Lil' Boats
Charles and Lucie
One Must Live Dangerously
Abel Gance, Yesterday and Tomorrow
Austerlitz
The Cocottes
A Very Curious Girl
Nea
The Pleasure of Love
Honorin et l'enfant prodigue
Abel Gance et son Napoléon
Velvet Paws
À la source, la femme aimée
I Accuse! [Magirama]
Gustave Moreau
Rodolphe Bresdin
The Picasso Look
Dessins et merveilles
Magirama
Les Années 25