Nell
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| Directed by | Michael Apted |
| Produced by | Jodie Foster Renee Missel Graham Place |
| Written by | William Nicholson, Mark Handley (screenplay) Based on the play Idioglossia by Mark Handley |
| Starring | Jodie Foster Liam Neeson Natasha Richardson |
| Music by | Mark Isham |
| Cinematography | Dante Spinotti |
| Editing by | Jim Clark |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | December 14, 1994 |
| Running time | 113 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | N/A |
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Nell is a 1994 drama film starring Jodie Foster as a young woman raised by her mother in an isolated cabin who has to face other human beings for the first time. The film was directed by Michael Apted, and was based on Mark Handley's play Idioglossia. The original music score is composed by Mark Isham. Foster was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her role, and won a SAG Award.
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[edit] Plot summary
Nell Kellty's mother was paralyzed on one side, which contributed to the oddity of Nell's speech. Technically, because she lives in a house, cooks her food, wears clothing and competently performs routine household tasks, she is not a "wild child" or feral child. But she seems like one to outsiders at first, because of her terror of strangers, her sometimes ritualistic behavior, and her unintelligible, idiosyncratic language.
When she is found by doctor Jerome Lovell (Liam Neeson), there to declare her mother dead, she screams and fights. He starts to come more and more often, and he becomes fascinated by the young woman who gradually adjusts to his presence in her life.
Unsure what to do, he talks to psychologist Paula Olsen (Natasha Richardson), who wants to bring Nell to a laboratory for tests. When Lovell fights this in the courts, he and Olsen are given three months to observe her and then the judge will rule what will happen to her.
[edit] Main cast
- Jodie Foster as Nell Kellty
- Liam Neeson as Dr. Jerome 'Jerry' Lovell
- Natasha Richardson as Dr. Paula Olsen
- Richard Libertini as Dr. Alexander Paley
- Nick Searcy as Sheriff Todd Peterson
- Robin Mullins as Mary Peterson
- Jeremy Davies as Billy Fisher
[edit] External links
- Nell at the Internet Movie Database
- Nell at Rotten Tomatoes
[edit] See also
- Nell, a novel by Nancy Thayer.
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