Nell
Nell film poster
Directed by	Michael Apted
Produced by	Jodie Foster Renee Missel Graham Place
Written by	William Nicholson, Mark Handley (screenplay) Based on the play Idioglossia by Mark Handley
Starring	Jodie Foster Liam Neeson Natasha Richardson
Music by	Mark Isham
Cinematography	Dante Spinotti
Editing by	Jim Clark
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	December 14, 1994
Running time	113 min. Michael David Apted, CMG (born 10 February 1941) is an English director, producer, writer and Actor Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19 1962 is a two-time Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe -award winning American There have been several well-known people named William Nicholson, including William Nicholson (chemist (1753&ndash1815 William Nicholson Mark Handley is a playwright and screenwriter He was born in Hollywood California on March 5 1956 Idioglossia is a play by Mark Handley about a girl who grows up without modern culture learning how to speak Mark Handley is a playwright and screenwriter He was born in Hollywood California on March 5 1956 Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19 1962 is a two-time Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe -award winning American William John "Liam" Neeson OBE (born June 7, 1952) is an Irish Actor. Natasha Jane Richardson (born May 11, 1963) is an English actress known for her performances on stage and in Feature films She Mark Isham (b September 7, 1951 in New York City) is an American Trumpeter synthesist, and Academy Award-nominated film Composer Dante Spinotti, ASC AIC (born August 22, 1943) is an Academy Award -nominated Cinematographer. Jim Clark (b May 24, 1931 in Boston Lincolnshire) is an award-winning film editor Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)
Language	English, Nellish
Budget	N/A
IMDb profile

Nell is a 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 year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U A drama film is a Film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19 1962 is a two-time Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe -award winning American The film was directed by Michael Apted, and was based on Mark Handley's play Idioglossia. Michael David Apted, CMG (born 10 February 1941) is an English director, producer, writer and Actor Mark Handley is a playwright and screenwriter He was born in Hollywood California on March 5 1956 Idioglossia is a play by Mark Handley about a girl who grows up without modern culture learning how to speak The original music score is composed by Mark Isham. Mark Isham (b September 7, 1951 in New York City) is an American Trumpeter synthesist, and Academy Award-nominated film Composer Foster was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her role, and won a Screen Actors Guild Award. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background The two co-stars, Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson, married the year the film was released. William John "Liam" Neeson OBE (born June 7, 1952) is an Irish Actor. Natasha Jane Richardson (born May 11, 1963) is an English actress known for her performances on stage and in Feature films She

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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. A feral child ( Feral, Wild, or undomesticated) is a human child who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age and has no (or little 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. Nellish is a fictional idiosyncratic language developed by twin sisters Nell and May Kellty that is discussed by psychiatric doctors in the film Nell. Idioglossia refers to an idiosyncratic Language, one invented and spoken by only one or a very few people

Once Nell’s mother dies, the outside world finally confronts her through Dr. Jerome (Jerry) Lovell (Liam Neeson) and Dr. William John "Liam" Neeson OBE (born June 7, 1952) is an Irish Actor. Paula Olsen (Natasha Richardson). Natasha Jane Richardson (born May 11, 1963) is an English actress known for her performances on stage and in Feature films She When Lovell went there to declare her mother dead, Nell screamed and fought from fear 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.

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External links

• Nell at the Internet Movie Database
• Nell at Rotten Tomatoes

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