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Nelly Kaplan

Director

Nelly Kaplan

Directing
1969 · 1 film
Lived
11 April 1931 — d. 2020
From
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.

Career Signature

How Nelly Kaplan’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.