Winner of the César Award for Best Director (Claude Sautet) and Best Actor (Michel Serrault), Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud is the story of Nelly (Emmanuelle Béart), a woman who is down on her luck after her husband stops working and she falls behind on her rent.

A chance coffeeshop rencontre occurs when she meets wealthy, retired businessman Pierre Arnaud who offers her a gift of 30 000 francs ! To repay him, Nelly agrees to type his memoirs, but as she learns more about his life, she also learns she may be getting into more than she bargained for ! Co-starring Jean-Hughes Anglade.