Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud

Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud

1995 · 106 min · FR · 7.0 (150 votes)
Dir. Claude Sautet · Starring Emmanuelle Béart, Michel Serrault, Claire Nadeau, Françoise Brion, Michael Lonsdale, Charles Berling · Music Philippe Sarde
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Nelly leaves her lazy, unemployed husband to work for retired judge Mr Arnaud, forty years her senior, after he offers to clear her bills for her. While she types his memoirs the two develop a close friendship, but Arnaud becomes jealous when Nelly begins dating his good-looking young publisher.

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A quiet, contemplative French drama about unexpected connection. It feels like a warm, lingering conversation over coffee, exploring the tender complexities of relationships that defy easy categorization. A gentle, mature exploration of companionship.

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