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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...Product Identifiers
ProducerJodie Foster, Renee Missel
EAN5050070009880
eBay Product ID (ePID)3961069
Product Key Features
ActorRichard Libertini, Natasha Richardson, Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson
Film/TV TitleNell
DirectorMichael Apted
LanguageEnglish
Run Time108 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen\2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2003
FormatDVD
FeaturesOriginal Theatrical Trailer\Interactive Menu Screens\Chapter Selections, Widescreen, Closed Caption
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate12A/12
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Hearing ImpairedEnglish\German
ComposerMark Isham
Production DesignerJon Hutman
Additional InformationThe backwoods of North Carolina is where Nell (Jodie Foster) lives, all alone. She has her own form of language and no idea of a world beyond her small plot of land. Then civilisation enters her life in the form of two doctors (Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson), who discover the untamed wild child. Now that they have come to study her, Nell's life will never be the same again--but neither will theirs. Based on Mark Handley's play IDIOGLOSSIA, which means a language for one, NELL is an intriguing look at a person who has grown up without any contact with the modern world--like the famous wild boy of Aveyron portrayed in Francois Truffaut's WILD CHILD. Foster is excellent in delivering Nell's unique language and body movements, while Neeson and Richardson are intense in their sparring over how Nell should be treated. For eclectic director Michael Apted, this film is just one of several (COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER and GORILLAS IN THE MIST) he has made about women who are not easily categorised. NELL is also the first film from Foster's production company, Egg Pictures.
ReviewsUSA Today - ...Ethereal visuals..., Los Angeles Times - ...By the time NELL is over, Foster's passionate performance will make almost everyone believe..., Entertainment Weekly - ...Foster gives an audacious performance..., Chicago Sun-Times - ...NELL is an effective film, and a moving one. That is largely because of the strange beauty of Jodie Foster's performance...
ScreenwriterMark Handley, William Nicholson
Costume DesignerSusan Lyall
AuthorMark Handley
Format DescriptionDVD 9
EditorJim Clark
Movie/TV TitleNell
Director of PhotographyDante Spinotti