Nell / Twentieth Century Fox presents an Egg Pictures production ; screenplay by William Nicholson and Mark Handley ; produced by Renée Missel and Jodie Foster ; directed by Michael Apted.
Publisher:
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment :
Copyright Date:
1997
Description:
1 videocassette (113 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson. Based on the play Idioglossia, by Mark Handley Originally produced as a motion picture in 1994.
Summary:
When a doctor discovers a young woman living by herself in the backwoods of North Carolina, he is intrigued by her erratic behavior and unique pattern of speech. Together with a psychologist, he becomes determined to pierce Nell's private world and protect her from the courts and a life of scientific study. But as he delves deeper into the mystery surrounding Nell, he finds that the woman whose way of life he has sought to protect, has transformed his own forever.
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