Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud (1995)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Claude Sautet

Writers:

Jacques Fieschi (writer)
Claude Sautet (writer)

Release Date:

21 June 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

When Nelly, a woman being just divorced, meets by chance M. Arnaud, a mature salesman just retired,...

Plot Keywords:

Friendship | Divorce | Publishing | Writing | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 6 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Emmanuelle Béart	...	Nelly
Michel Serrault	...	M. Pierre Arnaud
Jean-Hugues Anglade	...	Vincent Granec
Claire Nadeau	...	Jacqueline
Françoise Brion	...	Lucie
Michèle Laroque	...	Isabelle
Michael Lonsdale	...	Dolabella
Charles Berling	...	Jerôme
Jean-Pierre Lorit	...	Christophe
Michel Albertini	...	Djamel
Coraly Zahonero	...	Marianne
Graziella Delerm	...	Laurence
Olivier Pajot	...	Jean-Marc
Alexandre Chappuis	...	Luc
Karine Foviau	...	Sandrine

Also Known As:

Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud (Germany)
Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
Nelly e Mr. Arnaud (Italy)

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

France | Italy | Germany

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Hong Kong:IIA | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Germany:o.Al.

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica

Quotes:

[To Nelly as a sommelier pours her wine at a fancy restaurant]
Arnaud: It's older than you.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Claude Sautet ou La magie invisible (2003)

Goddess Beart

I guess the main reason for "Nelly" to be one of the most popular Eruopean movies of the last years is the presence of the Goddess Beart in each and every one of the sequences: her eyes, her mouth, her perfection. Without any make-up, without wonderful dresses... she does not need anything but her natural beauty to make Mr. Arnaud to fall in love her. He hires her as a personal assistant while he's writing his memoirs, but she'll end up being his closest confident. The connection between both of them is neither sexual nor platonic... it's something else. Maybe they're just kindred spirits that meet each other at the wrong time: he knows she's too young and beautiful to stay with him. It doesn't matter if she'd be willing to begin a relationship with Arnaud, 'cause the truth is that he won't let her beauty to fade in the company of an old man which has anything but memories.

This is a sober and reflexive movie, that doesn't live up to its world wide fame (in my opinion); but, as I said before, the presence of Emmanuelle Beart worth watching it.

*My rate: 7/10