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Nelly & Monsieur Arnold

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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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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: B+ Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 2.5/4 Dec 23, 2002 Full Review Desson Thomson Washington Post 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 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com As is typical of many Sautet films, it's a master class of finely attenuated performances. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 11, 2020 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 25, 2005 Full Review Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews Rated: A- Apr 9, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member story told with French elegance Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review 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 Full Review erman k 17/20....................................................................................................................................................... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Claude Sautet achève son Å"uvre comme il l'avait commencà (C)e par un très beau film, forme aboutie du prà (C)cà (C)dent (Un cÅ"ur en hiver). A la fois sensible et privilà (C)giant les acteurs, il dresse le portrait d'une femme, Nelly, en quête de dialogue et d'affection en marge d'une vie amoureuse moderne caractà (C)risà (C)e par les rapports de force et le consumà (C)risme. Face à elle, un autoportrait de Claude Sautet en Michel Serrault qui cueille les derniers plaisirs que lui offre sa vie d'homme expà (C)rimentà (C) mais âgà (C). Ah, si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse pouvait... Excellent, à revoir. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Producer
Alain Sarde
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
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Stereo