Nelly Kaplan

Nelly Kaplan (1931–2020) was an Argentinian-born French filmmaker, writer, and visual artist associated with the Surrealist movement. Known for her close ties with André Breton and her collaborations with Abel Gance in cinema, she became one of the few women to carry forward surrealist thought into the second half of the 20th century. Her films (La Fiancée du pirate, 1969) and her literary works combined eroticism, humor, and rebellion against patriarchal structures. Parallel to her work in film and writing, Kaplan created collages that extended her critique into the visual field. Today, her work is celebrated for its audacity and for the singular place she occupies at the intersection of cinema, literature, and art.