Nell (1994)

Director:

Michael Apted

Writers (WGA):

Mark Handley (play)
William Nicholson (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

23 December 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Her heart. Her soul. Her language are a mystery...A mystery called Nell.

Plot:

Nell is a girl who's been brought up in an isolated world. The only people she knew were her mother and twin sister...

Plot Keywords:

Mother | Twins | Psychology | Sisters | Forest

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Jodie Foster	...	Nell
Liam Neeson	...	Jerome Lovell
Natasha Richardson	...	Paula Olsen
Richard Libertini	...	Alexander Paley
Nick Searcy	...	Todd Peterson
Robin Mullins	...	Mary Peterson
Jeremy Davies	...	Billy Fisher
O'Neal Compton	...	Don Fontana
Heather M. Bomba	...	Twin #1
Marianne E. Bomba	...	Twin #2
Sean Bridgers	...	Mike Ibarra
Joe Inscoe	...	Judge
Stephanie Dawn Wood	...	Ruthie Lovell
Mary Lynn Riner	...	Janet Baring
Lucile McIntyre	...	Sally

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for nudity.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 (w) | Netherlands:AL | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Angel Medical Center, Franklin, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Egg Pictures

Trivia:

Fifteen minutes in, the sheriff hands Dr. Lovell a photocopied newspaper article with a by-line of "by Mark Hutton". Mark Hutton is credited as having worked on props for the film.

Quotes:

Jerry: She lives here all alone, huh?
Sheriff Todd Peterson: That's what hermits do, Lowell. They live alone and they die alone.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jeff Daniels/Luscious Jackson (#20.10)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

CRAZY

Brilliant!

I just watched this movie for the second time. One word: wow!

This is one of the rare gems that you can tell when actors and actresses put everything into their performances, and actually go beyond the role. How can I tell? At the very end of the movie, the emotion of the moment that Jodie's character feels towards the scene with the little girl reminding her of her lost sister is enough to make Jodie herself cry and wipe away a tear. Incredible. It's very rare to see that level of immersion into a role where the actors involved feel real emotion about a scene. I'm willing to bet that moment of grace at the very end of the movie wasn't scripted nor acted on Jodie's part. You simply cannot get more heartfelt emotion into a scene than what was shown at the end of Nell. Brilliant and well-acted movie by all. A definite 10.