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Nell is a young woman whose upbringing has been in the sheltered, isolated woods with her mother whose speech is impaired (supposedly by srokes?) and her twin sister who has passed away, it is thought, some 12 or more years ago.
Nell is a 1994 American drama film directed by Michael Apted from a screenplay written by William Nicholson. The film stars Jodie Foster (who also produced) as Nell Kellty, a young woman who has to face other people for the first time after being raised by her mother in an isolated cabin.
Discovered living alone in the backwoods of North Carolina after the death of her mother, Nell Kellty ( Jodie Foster) is, at first, thought to be a "wild child," having learned no social skills and speaking unintelligible gibberish. When Doctors Jerome "Jerry" Lovell ( Liam Neeson) and Paula Olsen ( Natasha Richardson) are assigned by the ...
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Dec 14, 1994 · Discovered when her mother dies, Nell is a strange, fearful young woman who speaks her own unintelligible language. When first seen, she makes a startling impression, behaving in a rivetingly...
- Michael Apted
Dec 14, 1994 · MOVIE REVIEW : ‘Nell’: From, but Not of, This World : Jodie Foster Delivers a Strong Performance as a Woman Untouched by Modern Society. By KENNETH TURAN. Dec. 14, 1994 12 AM PT. TIMES FILM...
Nell is a film that explores the complexities of human communication and the importance of understanding and acceptance. The movie follows the story of Nell, a young woman who has grown up in isolation, speaking her own unique language.
Jun 16, 2022 · In the movie, Dr. Jerome Lovell tried to go down to Nell’s level by imitating her or uttering some words which she was familiar with and, from that, they could communicate with each other. As time passed by, Nell and Jerome, or even Paula, understood each other up to the time that Nell spoke the way her friends did.
