Nelly & Monsieur Arnold

1996

1 hr. 45 min.

Drama

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96%

24 Reviews

Tomatometer

83%

500+ Ratings

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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.

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story told with French elegance

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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andrey k

This movie is good, but it lacks something that "A Heart In Winter" had, some elegancy. But still it's better than an average romance movie, it carefully and passionately touches on the subject of human interactions, on getting older, on loneliness.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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The attraction develops delicately and the dilemma it brings is explored with subtlety... Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud is yet another film that fortifies my belief in French cinema...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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I'm a sucker for Emmanuelle Beart films but I truly enjoy them from an artistic point of view. Nelly works well with Arnaud despite their difference in "years of experience". Chalk up another compelling French drama.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

a quiet but engaging movie that seems now like a period piece no cell phones macs, tablets etc but was current in 1995 Beart reminds me of a french angelina joolie great performances by all as a woman changes her life sheds her good for nothing loafer husband and begins to build a new life for herself with the help of a friend's former lover.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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erman k

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Claude Sautet

Director

Emmanuelle Béart

Nelly

Michel Serrault

M. Pierre Arnaud

Jean-Hugues Anglade

Vincent Granec

Charles Berling

Jerôme

Daniele Lebrun

Actor

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Rated: B+

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 23, 2002

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Desson Thomson

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Writer-director Sautet's great achievement is to introduce a world of undefinable impulses; the two actors' great achievement is to step into that world and experience them.

Sep 4, 2002

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Nicholas Bell

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As is typical of many Sautet films, it's a master class of finely attenuated performances.

Rated: 3.5/5

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 3/5

Jul 25, 2005

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Robin Clifford

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Rated: A-

Apr 9, 2005

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Synopsis

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.

Director: Claude Sautet
Executive Producer: Antoine Gannagé
Production Co: Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinema, Les Films Alain Sarde, TF1 Films Production, Prokino Filmproduktion [de]
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.2M
Sound Mix: Stereo