Nell is a 1994 American drama film directed by Michael Apted from a screenplay written by William Nicholson. The film stars Jodie Foster as Nell Kellty, a young woman who has to face other people for the first time after being raised by her mother in an isolated cabin. Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Richard Libertini, and Nick Searcy are featured in supporting roles. Based on Mark Handley's play Idioglossia, the script for Nell was developed by co-producer Renée Missel and was inspired by Handley's time living in the Cascade Mountains in the 1970s, and the story of Poto and Cabengo, twins who created their own language.
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Jodie Foster's performance garnered widespread critical acclaim, earning her the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, in addition to a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Michael David Apted was an English television and film director and producer.
Apted in 2013
Michael Apted in 2007