Nea (1976) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1976 · 101 mins · French

Directed by

Nelly Kaplan

Starring

Martin Provost, Heinz Bennent, Françoise Brion, Ingrid Caven, Sami Frey, Claude Makovski

In Geneva, seasoned bookseller and publisher Axel Thorpe catches the willful, wealthy 16‑year‑old Sibylle Ashby shoplifting. Intrigued by her brag about writing, he challenges her to produce a manuscript. Sibylle writes an erotic novel that Thorpe publishes anonymously, and it quickly becomes a bestseller. Though she hopes to win the affection of the 40‑year‑old publisher, he ultimately turns his attention to her older sister, leaving her to cope with sudden fame and unrequited love.