Nell (1994)
Director:
Michael Apted
Tagline:
« Her heart. Her soul. Her language are a mystery…A mystery called Nell. »
Actors:
Nell
Jerome Lovell
Paula Olsen
Alexander Paley
Todd Peterson
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
(32’588 votes)
(32’588 votes)
Quotes:
« Nell: Chicka, chicka, chickabee. / T'ee an me an t'ee an me. / Ressa, ressa, ressa me, / Chicka, chicka, chickabee.
»
« Jerry: [translating for Nell to the court] You have big things. You know big things. But you don't look into each other's eyes. And you're hungry for quietness.
»
« Jerry: She lives here all alone, huh?
»
« Sheriff Todd Peterson: That's what hermits do, Lowell. They live alone and they die alone.
»
Trailer:
Nell
Runtime:112 minutes
Plots:
In a remote woodland cabin, a small-town doctor discovers Nell – a beautiful young hermit-woman with many secrets.
Nell is a girl who’s been brought up in an isolated world. The only people she knew were her mother and twin sister, Mae. They lived together in a cottage in the forest. Nobody has ever met Nell. After her mother’s death, she’s discovered by Jerome, the local doctor. He’s fascinated by her, since she speaks a mangled language, developed by her and Mae growing up, “twin speak” if you will. But Paula, a psychology student, wants her observed in a laboratory. The judge decides they get three months to observe her in the forest, after which he’ll decide about her future.
Nell is raised in the remote backwoods of North Carolina with her mother and twin sister, Mae, never having met anyone else. When her mother dies, she must confront the outside world. Due to her isolation she never learned proper English, only a mangled form. Nice country doctor Jerome Lovell wants to help her adjust in her own protected surroundings, while psychology student Paula Olsen and her heartless boss, Alexander Paley, want to study her in their laboratory. But how long can her world remain isolated?
