Nelly
2016 · Movie · 101 min · ★ 5.8
A high-class prostitute by choice, Nelly Arcan’s colorful life is recreated in a multi-layered and stylish mix of make-believe and memoir, revealing Nelly’s alter egos: the neurotic writer, the vulnerable lover, the call girl and the star. Nelly shocked the literary world with her elegant writing and the lurid details of sex work in her autobiographical first novel, Whore, which became a critically acclaimed bestseller. Despite unprecedented success, Nelly’s remarkable life ended in tragedy.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2017-01-20
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (31 votes)
Themes
- biography
- woman director
- sex worker
Cast & crew
Mylène Mackay
as Nelly
Milya Corbeil-Gauvreau
as Isabelle Fortier
Mickaël Gouin
as François
Francis Leplay
as Mathieu
Sylvie Drapeau
as Suzanne
Catherine Brunet
as Peggy
Emmanuel Schwartz
as Guillaume Rival
Marie-Claude Guérin
as Melina
Marc Béland
as Psychanalist
Francis Ducharme
as Journalist
Directed by Anne Émond