Nelly

Details
Genre:
Drama
Run Times:
101 min
Language:
French (w. English Subtitles)
Cast:
Mylène Mackay, Mylia Corbeil-Gauvreau, Mickaël Gouin, Sylvie Drapeau, Catherine Brunet, Francis Leplay
Director:
Anne Émond
Writer:
Anne Émond
Plot Summary

NELLY is a portrait of a fragmented woman, lost between irreconcilable identities: writer, lover, call girl, and star. Several women in one, navigating between great exaltation and great disenchantment – a film mirror of a violent life and a radical work.

A film inspired by the life and work of novelist Nelly Arcan.  A literary star in France and Quebec, her novels drew inspiration from her own experience as a professional escort before ultimately committing suicide at the age of thirty-six.

Festivals and Awards

Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, September 2016

Festival Film by the Sea, Netherlands, September 2016

Filmfest Hamburg, Germany, September 2016

Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, Belgium, September 2016

Mill Valley Film Festival, USA, October 2016

Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux, France, October 2016

Festival International du Film Francophone Tübingen Stuttgart, Germany, Nov. 2016

Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden, November 2016

International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Goa, India, November 2016

Amiens International Film Festival, France, November 2016

Palm Springs International Film Festival, USA, January 2017

Pune International Film Festival, India, January 2017

Tournai Ramdam Festival, Belgium, January 2017

Rendez-vous du Cinema Quebecois, Canada, February 2017

International Film festival of Thrissur, India, February 2017

Luxembourg City Film Festival, Luxembourg, March 2017

Focus on French Cinema, USA, March 2017

Cleveland International Film Festival, USA, March 2017

Sonoma International Film Festival, USA, March 2017
*Winner: Film Jury Award for Best World Feature

Canada Now: Best New Films, USA, April 2017

48 Images Seconde, France, April 2017

Berkshire Film Festival, USA, June 2017

Telefilm’s UK. touring initiative, Canada Now: Best New Films!, UK, June 2017

Canadian Film Festival of Bogota, Colombia, June 2017

Festival du Film Canadien de Dieppe, France, September 2017

Festival du Cinéma Québécois des Grands Lacs, France, October 2017