NELLY AND MR ARNAUD
| 1995 – 106′ – Drama, Romance, Classic.
Written by: Claude Sautet, Jacques Fieschi, Yves Ulmann.
Directed by: Claude Sautet.
Starring: Emmanuelle Béart, Michel Serrault, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Michael Lonsdale, Charle Berling, Claire Nadeau, Françoise Brion, Michèle Laroque.
12 César Award Nominations 1996 (including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress). Winner Best Actor (Michel Serreau) and Best Director. BAFTA Film Nominee.
In French with English subtitles.
A France Channel release. |
Nelly (Emmanuelle Béart) can see that her life is headed downhill. Her husband, Jerôme (Charles Berling), hasn’t had a job in ages, and the two are falling perilously behind in their rent. Good fortune comes Nelly’s way when she meets Pierre Arnaud (Michel Serrault), a well-to-do businessman who, as if on a whim, settles her debts and hires her as his personal secretary. While Pierre’s interest appears to be platonic, that changes when Nelly starts up a relationship with his publisher.