Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud

"Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud" is Claude Sautet's 1995 drama about an unlikely bond between a retired magistrate and a much younger woman. It plays out as a quiet character study of attraction, dependency, and unspoken longing. Emmanuelle Beart takes the title role, bringing a restrained sensuality to a woman drawn in against her better judgment. The site carries 1 scene from the film. It offers a brief but telling look at the tension simmering under all that French restraint.