Nelly & Nadine

The film gives us a precious glimpse into LGBTQ+ life in the postwar period.

Bolstered by gorgeous archival Super 8 footage of queer life in the 1950s, “Nelly & Nadine” offers a tender romance with a surprisingly vibrant slice of queer history.

“Nelly & Nadine” isn’t just a war movie but also a touching family history, an unforgettable romance and, above all, a magnificent tribute to the power of persistence in art, life and love.

The film is moving for the intimacy it depicts, an archive as unlikely as the love story itself.

This portrait of two highly accomplished women is gracefully crafted, offering a poignant glimpse not only of a hidden past but a reminder of just how many remarkable life stories get buried by time and circumstance.

Nelly and Nadine’s story is a magnificent romance, as thrilling as any fiction, and all the more compelling in its truth. Omnia vincit amor.

It's empowering because it proves that love can defeat any and everything, and love continues to influence and empower us forever and ever. No matter how many years after it was first cultivated.

Nelly & Nadine, however, suffers from a failure of imagination... This is a shame since the documentary’s premise is an extraordinary testament to the bravery of lesbian love. 

A fantastic love story between two women.

With each journal entry and home movie, Nelly & Nadine fulfills a fate neither woman would live long enough to see, watching queer history, especially love stories of women who love women, serve as inspiration.