Nelly's Version is a 1983 British mystery film directed by Maurice Hatton and starring Eileen Atkins, Anthony Bate and Nicholas Ball.[1] It was based on a novel by Eva Figes. The screenplay concerns a woman who turns up a hotel having lost her memory and forgotten who she is.

Nelly's Version
Directed byMaurice Hatton
Written byMaurice Hatton
Produced byPenny Clark
Paul Sparrow
CinematographyCurtis Clark
Edited byThomas Schwalm
Music byMichael Nyman
Production
companies
Mithras
Channel Four Films
Distributed byChannel Four
Release date
  • June 1983 (1983-06)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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Reception

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A Variety review called the film "art that droops with symbolism and lacks the narrative thrust to assure broad appeal, even in art house locations". The musical score was criticized, though the way the camerawork emphasized a character's sense of alienation was praised".[2]

References

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  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ "Film Review: Nelly's Version". Variety. Los Angeles. Vol. 311, Iss. 7,  (Jun 15, 1983): P 14. Via Proquest.
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