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Film / 2017
Nelly
Directed by
Anne Émond
A high-class prostitute by choice, Nelly Arcan’s colorful life is recreated in a multi-layered and stylish mix of make-believe and memoir, revealing Nelly’s alter egos: the neurotic writer, the vulnerable lover, the call girl and the star. Nelly shocked the literary world with her elegant writing and the lurid details of sex work in her autobiographical first novel, Whore, which became a critically acclaimed bestseller. Despite unprecedented success, Nelly’s remarkable life ended in tragedy.
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A high-class prostitute by choice, Nelly Arcan’s colorful life is recreated in a multi-layered and stylish mix of make-believe and memoir, revealing Nelly’s alter egos: the neurotic writer, the vulnerable lover, the call girl and the star. Nelly shocked the literary world with her elegant writing and the lurid details of sex work in her autobiographical first novel, Whore, which became a critically acclaimed bestseller. Despite unprecedented success, Nelly’s remarkable life ended in tragedy.
Cast
Mylène MackayNelly
Milya Corbeil-GauvreauIsabelle Fortier
Mickaël GouinFrançois
Francis LeplayMathieu
Sylvie DrapeauSuzanne
Catherine BrunetPeggy
Emmanuel SchwartzGuillaume Rival
Marie-Claude GuérinMelina
Marc BélandPsychanalist
Francis DucharmeJournalist
Jason CavalierClient Toronto
Karelle TremblayJeune livreuse
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Audrey Ann TremblayMarie-Julie
Leïla Thibeault-LouchemJade
Noa AndréVanessa
Nico GagnonDoctor
Martin BoilyIsabelle's father
Roxane BourdagesTarot Card Reader
Blaise TardifClient Pierre
Jean-Moïse MartinSurgeon
Karl FarahClient Rock
Mathieu LepageClient Patrick
Xavier RobergeFélix
Nathan BoutinJoshua
Valérie FlanNurse
Michel ThériaultSpectator
André NadeauSpectator
Sophie MartinIsabelle's Mother
Lance HaddenYoung Man at Party
Benoit PoirierYoung Man at Party
Eulalie GagnéYoung Woman at Party
Jean LachanceBartender
Jean-Simon LeducOlivier
Larissa CorriveauLucia
Annie St-PierreKarine
Patrick LapierreGuy Friend at Party
Mélissa GagnéGirl Friend at Party
Véronique PascalGirl Friend at Party
Marie-Kim KellyBikini Girl
Charlotte BéginLittle Girl in Locker Room
Shanda PallMother in Locker Room
Réjean JacquesPriest
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