Nelly & Monsieur Arnold

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Nelly & Monsieur Arnold

1996,

1h 45m,

Drama

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96%

24 Reviews

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83%

500+ Ratings

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96%

Tomatometer

24 Reviews

83%

Popcornmeter

500+ Ratings

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.

Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Sep 4, 2002

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.

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Peter Stack

San Francisco Chronicle

Jan 1, 2000

3/4

It glows with sorrowful humor in its look at two people who seem just right for each other but don't have time on their side.

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

Jan 1, 2000

4/5

With a fine appreciation for the nuances of polite repression, Sautet makes a quiet, careful study of these two lonely people.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Aug 11, 2020

3.5/5

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

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jul 25, 2005

3/5

Robin Clifford

Reeling Reviews

Apr 9, 2005

A-

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Abraham S

Oct 7, 2018

story told with French elegance

Rey G

Apr 13, 2018

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.

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Claude Sautet

Director

Emmanuelle Béart

Nelly

Michel Serrault

M. Pierre Arnaud

Jean-Hugues Anglade

Vincent Granec

Charles Berling

Jerôme

Danièle Lebrun

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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: TF1 Films Production, Les Films Alain Sarde, Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinema, Prokino Filmproduktion [de]
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.2M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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