Nell 207680 220890441 2008-06-22T02:37:22Z 220.253.16.173 /* Plot summary */ {{Infobox_Film | name = Nell | image = Nell.jpg | caption = ''Nell'' film poster | imdb_id = 0110638 | director = [[Michael Apted]] | writer = [[William Nicholson]], [[Mark Handley]] (screenplay)<br>Based on the play ''[[Idioglossia (play)|Idioglossia]]'' by [[Mark Handley]] | starring = [[Jodie Foster]]<br>[[Liam Neeson]]<br>[[Natasha Richardson]] | producer = [[Jodie Foster]]<br>[[Renee Missel]]<br>[[Graham Place]] | music = [[Mark Isham]] | cinematography = [[Dante Spinotti]] | editing = [[Jim Clark (film editor)|Jim Clark]] | distributor = [[20th Century Fox]] | released = [[December 14]], [[1994]] | runtime = 113 min. | language = English, Nellish | budget = N/A | }} {{For|the Norwegian singer often credited as "Nell"|Nell Sigland}} {{For|the Korean band "Nell"|Nell (band)}} '''''Nell''''' is a [[1994 in film|1994]] [[drama film]] starring [[Jodie Foster]] as a young woman who has to face other people for the first time after being raised by her mother in an isolated cabin. The film was directed by [[Michael Apted]], and was based on [[Mark Handley]]'s play ''[[Idioglossia (play)|Idioglossia]]''. The original music score is composed by [[Mark Isham]]. Foster was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] and a [[Golden Globe Award]] for her role, and won a [[Screen Actors Guild#SAG Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]]. The two co-stars, [[Liam Neeson]] and [[Natasha Richardson]], married the year the film was released. '''Tagline:''' ''Language beyond understanding. Life beyond words. Discover...'' ==Plot summary== Nell Kellty's mother was paralyzed on one side, which contributed to the oddity of Nell's speech. Technically, because she lives in a house, cooks her food, wears clothing and performs routine household tasks, she is not a "wild child" or [[feral child]]. She seems like one to outsiders at first, because of her terror of strangers, her ritualistic behaviours, and her unintelligible, idiosyncratic language. This language, called [[Nellish]] by the doctors studying Nell, is made up of English like phrases that are a blend of stroke-impaired speech and twinspeech, or [[twin language]]. Once Nell’s mother dies, the outside world finally confronts her through Dr. Jerome (Jerry) Lovell ([[Liam Neeson]]) and Dr. Paula Olsen ([[Natasha Richardson]]). When Lovell goes there to declare her mother dead, Nell screams and fights, but gradually adjusts to his presence as he visits more and more often. Unsure what to do, he talks to psychologist Paula Olsen, who wants to bring Nell to a laboratory for tests. When Lovell fights this in the courts, he and Olsen are given three months to observe Nell in her own home; when this period of observation ends, the judge will rule on Nell's fate. ==Main cast== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Actor !! Role |- | [[Jodie Foster]] || Nell |- | [[Liam Neeson]] || Dr. Jerome 'Jerry' Lovell |- | [[Natasha Richardson]] || Dr. Paula Olsen |- | [[Richard Libertini]] || Dr. Alexander 'Al' Paley |- | [[Nick Searcy]] || Sheriff Todd Peterson |- | [[Jeremy Davies (actor)|Jeremy Davies]] || Billy Fisher |- | [[Robin Mullins]] || Mary Peterson |- | [[O'Neal Compton]] || Don Fontana, Lovell's Attorney |- | [[Sean Bridgers]] || Mike Ibarra, the Reporter |- | [[Joe Inscoe]] || Judge |- | [[Heather M. Bomba]]<br>[[Marianne E. Bomba]] || Twins |- | [[Stephanie Dawn Wood]] || Ruthie Lovell |- | [[Nicole Adair]] || autistic child |} ==External links== * {{imdb title|id=0110638|title=Nell}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|id=nell|title=Nell}} [[Category:1994 films]] [[Category:Films based on plays]] [[Category:Drama films]] [[Category:Films shot in North Carolina]] [[Category:English-language films]] [[Category:Fictional-language films]] [[Category:Films directed by Michael Apted]] {{1990s-drama-film-stub}} [[bg:Нел]] [[cs:Nell]] [[de:Nell]] [[fr:Nell (film)]] [[it:Nell]] [[pl:Nell]] [[pt:Nell]] [[ru:Нелл (фильм)]]