Néa (1976)
Directed by Nelly Kaplan

Drama
aka: A Young Emmanuelle

Film Synopsis

Sybille is a 16-year-old girl who likes nothing better than to read the books she is forbidden from reading, books which she steals from bookshops when no one is looking.  One day, Alex Thorpe, a publisher, catches her in the act of purloining a book.  They soon become lovers and he suggests writing a book about their relationship, whilst respecting Sybille's anonymity.  The book, Néa, becomes a bestseller but Alex opts to end his relationship with the teenager.  She takes her revenge by accusing him of rape...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Nelly Kaplan
  • Script: Jean Chapot, Nelly Kaplan, Emmanuelle Arsan (book)
  • Cinematographer: Andréas Winding
  • Music: Michel Magne
  • Cast: Sami Frey (Axel Thorpe), Ann Zacharias (Sibylle Ashby), Françoise Brion (Judith Ashby), Micheline Presle (Helen Ashby), Heinz Bennent (Philip Ashby), Ingrid Caven (Anne), Robert Freitag (Benito), Chantal Bronner (Florence), Martin Provost (Raphaël), Roland Briet (Le bijoutier), Francine Custer (Une élève), Nicole Duhamel (Une élève), Claude Makovski (Le critique litteraire TV), Françoise Maye (Une élève), Rose-Marie Nicolas (La prof de mathématiques), Lise Ramu (Gina), Michel Viala (Le juge d'instruction)
  • Country: France / West Germany
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color (Eastmancolor)
  • Runtime: 103 min
  • Aka: A Young Emmanuelle ; Nea: A Young Emmanuelle ; Nea: The Young Emmanuelle ; The Young Emmanuelle

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