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Nelly Kaplan

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 ForDirecting
  • Born11 April 1931 (age 94)
  • Place of BirthBuenos Aires, Argentina

Nelly Kaplan

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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 ForDirecting
  • Born11 April 1931 (age 94)
  • Place of BirthBuenos Aires, Argentina
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