Nelly Kaplan

Nelly Kaplan was born in Argentina and studied Economics at the University of Buenos Aires. She left for Paris and met Abel Gance in 1954. She went on to work with him. Since 1961 she has made a series of short artists' portraits that have been successful at various international festivals. Nelly Kaplan has written essays, stories and many screenplays for her own films and those of others.

Filmography

Abel Gance, hier et demain (1963), Le regard Picasso (1967), La fiancée du pirate (1968), Papa, les petits bateaux... (1971), Nea (1976), Charles et Lucie (1979), Abel Gance et son Napoléon (1982), Pattes de velours (1985), Plaisir d'amour (1991)