Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
7.2
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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Cast
26 people
Emmanuelle Béart
Nelly
Known for
Mission: Impossible
Torment
Michel Serrault
Mr. Pierre Arnaud
Known for
La Cage aux Folles
Happiness Is in the Field
Claire Nadeau
Jacqueline
Known for
The Tuche Family
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time
Françoise Brion
Lucie
Known for
Very Happy Alexander
The French Detective
Michael Lonsdale
Dollabella
Known for
Moonraker
The Name of the Rose
Charles Berling
Jérôme
Known for
March of the Penguins
What's in a Name
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Vincent Granec
Known for
Nikita
Betty Blue
Michèle Laroque
Isabelle
Known for
Tenor
Comme t'y es belle !
Jean-Pierre Lorit
Christophe
Known for
Three Colors: Red
Tell No One
Michel Albertini
Taieb
Known for
I... for Icarus
Mad Love
Coraly Zahonero
Marianne
Also in
R.I.S, police scientifique
A Boat in the Garden
Graziella Delerm
Laurence
Known for
The Freshmen
Claude Sautet Director · Jacques Fieschi Screenplay Yves Ulmann Screenplay
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $9M · United States release April 12, 1996
Box office
Budget
$9,000,000
Worldwide gross
$19,500,000
Gross vs. budget
2.2×
Production
Les Films Alain Sarde
Production
Prokino Filmproduktion
Production
TF1 Films Production
Production
Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
Production
Germany · France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Nelly et Mr. Arnaud
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · October 18, 1995
Theatrical
United States · April 12, 1996
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
June 21, 1996 · Theatrical
Argentina
September 4, 1997 · Theatrical
Australia
April 4, 1996 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 4, 1996 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 12, 1997 · Theatrical
Estonia
October 2, 1998 · Theatrical
Finland
October 4, 1996 · Theatrical
Germany
January 11, 1996 · Theatrical
Greece
January 12, 1996 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
May 15, 1997 · Theatrical
December 9, 2000 · Premiere · French Cinepanorama Film Festival
Ireland
June 7, 1996 · Theatrical
Italy
March 8, 1996 · Theatrical
Japan
April 13, 1996 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 29, 1997 · Theatrical
South Africa
December 20, 1996 · Theatrical
Spain
January 26, 1996 · Theatrical
September 17, 2022 · Premiere · San Sebastian Film Festival
Sweden
October 4, 1996 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 27, 1995 · Theatrical · French
February 9, 1996 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
October 24, 2024 · Premiere · Kaohsiung Film Festival
Türkiye
December 20, 1996 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 12, 1996 · Theatrical
Uruguay
March 27, 1997 · Premiere · Festival Internacional de Cine del Uruguay
October 31, 1997 · Theatrical
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