Skip to main content
Click to Go Back to search resultsBack to search results
Nell (DVD 2003)
Photo contributed by #M#.This product photo was contributed by the community member attributed here.
 
Product description:Full product description
A young woman is found hiding in the rafters of her Blue Ridge Mountain home after the death of her mother. She has been totally cut off from the outside world and has develop...Read more
Most popular:
See all reviews
rating
A tour de force of acting skill and sensitive direction
I bought the DVD of this film, which I was completely unaware of, because of a review I accidentally came across. Jodie Foster's performance as Nell made an almost incredible ...Read more
rating
love this film
i love this film always have sinse being a kid it is lovely its about a girl who lost everyone and has nobody and lives in the middle of nowhere and dosn't understand anyone a...Read more

Product description

Description
A young woman is found hiding in the rafters of her Blue Ridge Mountain home after the death of her mother. She has been totally cut off from the outside world and has developed her own impenetrable language. A local doctor attempts to hide her from the outside world's prying eyes, but she may have to be locked up in an institution...

Credits
Leading Role:Jodie Foster, Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Natasha Richardson, Richard Libertini, Richard Libertini
Director:Michael Apted, Michael Apted
Producer:Jodie Foster, Renee Missel
Score Composer:Mark Isham

Features
Region:Region 2
Release Format:DVD
Rating:UK:12
Release Year:2003
Genre:Drama
Running Time:108 min.
EAN:5050070009880

Editorial Reviews
"...Ethereal visuals..."
USA Today - p.4D - Mike Clark

"...Foster gives an audacious performance..."
Entertainment Weekly - p.41 - Owen Gleiberman (01/13/1995)

"...By the time NELL is over, Foster's passionate performance will make almost everyone believe..."
Los Angeles Times - p.F1 - Kenneth Turan (12/14/1994)

"...NELL is an effective film, and a moving one. That is largely because of the strange beauty of Jodie Foster's performance..."
Chicago Sun-Times - p.33 - Roger Ebert (12/23/1994)

"...Ethereal visuals..."
USA Today - p.4D - Mike Clark (02/03/1995)

eBay product ID: EPID3961069
Portions of this page Copyright 1948-2013 Muze Inc. and Muze Europe Ltd. All rights reserved.
eBay users' reviews
Nell (DVD 2003)
  • Average rating:
    Based on 9 user reviews
  • Rating distributions

  • 5 stars8
  • 4 stars1
  • 3 stars0
  • 2 stars0
  • 1 star0
Relevance|Newest|Popular

All reviews

A tour de force of acting skill and sensitive direction

Created: 07/03/07
I bought the DVD of this film, which I was completely unaware of, because of a review I accidentally came across. Jodie Foster's performance as Nell made an almost incredible character totally believable. How she didn't get an Oscar for her performance says more about the Oscars than about the enormous range and empathy of this superb actress.She was assisted by a wonderful complementary and vulnerable performance from Liam Neesom and the sensitive exploration of a very difficult subject by Michael Apted. I found myself crying without immediately understanding why. I then realised that the film had plumbed the depths of my humanity to levels I did not realise existed. It confronted the question of what it is to be a fully individual human being going beyond our place in a so called civilised society to our almost instinctive spiritual responses to the natural world and to relationship. This is a truly deep and rewarding film which deserves a wide audience. My only criticism is that the transition to Nell's independence was hurried towards the end in the interests of dramatic denouement.
Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Report this review

love this film

 | Yes, I would recommend this product to a friend.
Created: 08/03/12
i love this film always have sinse being a kid it is lovely its about a girl who lost everyone and has nobody and lives in the middle of nowhere and dosn't understand anyone as she speaks her own laguage but then meets a very goo man that helps her and in the end well you would have to find out tht one
Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Report this review

a film about a women and her painful experience with li

Created: 31/01/09
ive been after this film for a while now ever since i saw it it touched me how she managed to cope on her own for so long not making any contact with the outside world just stayed inthe woods on her own espically after her mum and sister died ust a brilliant film well worth the watch
Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Report this review

"Nell"

Created: 26/04/08
"Nell" is a great film and Jodie Foster's performance is fantastic. Definately worth watching, this film gets better everytime.
Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Report this review

Nell, Jodi Foster

Created: 05/05/09
I saw this film when it first came out but my husband had never seen it so I purchased it but unfortunately we still have not had time to watch it as yet!
I am sure I will enjoy it just as much as I did the first time when I get round to seeing it.
Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Report this review

Bubble Opens Help Start of layer
Bubble Help End of layer