Nelly Kaplan
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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.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Birthday: April 11, 1931
Age: 94 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: November 12, 2020
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Polly West est de retour
Overview: Polly West, a very rich American star, has bought the castle of Sainte Apolline, a small village in Provence. As soon as she arrives, the dynamic actress causes trouble among the inhabitants. After having received her in confession, the priest seems to be taken by madness. To add to the turmoil, the country warden and the grocer enter her service. Honorin, the mayor, tries to cope and maintain order. While the people of the village keep asking questions, Polly flies to the rescue of the beautiful Italian girl Clara, who has been raped by the landlord Léonce. Soon, Honotin discovers that Polly is buying up the village's land using a few nominees. He then understands that this woman is not a stranger and that, a few years ago, the villagers chased her away because she was a mother, and these same villagers caused the death of her parents. Polly has returned to seek revenge.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1993-04-17
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Tower of Lust
Overview: France, the beginning of the XIV century. Every night, Queen Margaret of Burgundy and her two sisters arrange orgies, to which beautiful nobles are invited. The young men were brought blindfolded, and after a night of love they were killed and their corpses thrown into the river, because the queen was afraid that her husband would learn about her adventures. One of her lovers managed to escape death. He knows the secrets of the queen, knows that she once gave birth to a son from him, claims that he has evidence that Margarita wanted to kill her father and blackmails her.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1955-03-18
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La prima donna
Overview: A story of "La Pasta", a renowned prima donna, and her extraordinary rival.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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Papa, the Lil' Boats
Overview: In this whimsical French comedy, Cookie (aka Venus de Palma) is a tough, sweet little rich girl, and is rather smart, too. She's smart enough and charming enough to outwit her kidnappers by setting one against the other until they have all killed each other or died trying to prove thier worth to her.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1971-04-22
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Charles and Lucie
Overview: An old and poor couple, Charles and Lucie, scrape by working as a concierge and an untalented antique dealer, respectively. But one day, their dreary daily routine is disrupted by the surprising news that they have inherited a luxurious house in the South of France.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1979-09-05
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One Must Live Dangerously
Overview: Richard is a private detective. He makes a good money from marital infidelity: the deceived husband and wife generously paid him for proof of their infidelity "halves"...
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1975-09-03
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Abel Gance, Yesterday and Tomorrow
Overview: The life and work of Abel Gance as told by himself. Includes extracts from many of his films and considers his contribution to the cinema.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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The Battle of Austerlitz
Overview: Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself emperor and fights the English, Austrians and Russians in 1802.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1960-06-17
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