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Nell
(1993)
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Stars: Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Richard Libertini, Nick Searcy
Director: Michael Apted
Writer: William Nicholson, Mark Handley
Language: English
Studio: PolyGram Film International
Duration: 108
Rated: PG-13
DVD Release: January 2004

The 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.


Jodie FosterNell
Liam NeesonJerome Lovell
Natasha RichardsonPaula Olsen
Richard LibertiniAlexander Paley
Nick SearcyTodd Peterson
Robin MullinsMary Peterson
Jeremy DaviesBilly Fisher
O'Neal ComptonDon Fontana
Heather M. BombaTwin #1
Marianne E. BombaTwin #2
Sean BridgersMike Ibarra
Joe InscoeJudge
Stephanie Dawn WoodRuthie Lovell
Mary Lynn RinerJanet Baring
Dante SpinottiCinematographer
Lucile McIntyreSally
Al WigginsHarry Goppel
Jim ClarkEditor
Beth BosticJean Malinowski
Rob Buren IIIStevie
Chris T. HillJed
Tim MehaffeyShane
Dana StevensRachel Weiss
Nicole AdairAutistic Child
Robin RochelleTeacher
Susan Correll HickersonAdministrator
Marlon JacksonMale Nurse
Danny MillsapsDeputy
Genre: Drama
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
IMDb: 0110638