The Story of Adele H. (1975)

Original title

L'Histoire d'Adèle H.

Directed by

François Truffaut

Genre

drama film, biographical film, historical film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 233 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film is about Adele Hugo, the daughter of the famous writer Victor Hugo. She becomes fixated on a British military officer who does not return her love, and her obsession slowly destroys her life.

intensemelancholicobsessiveslow-burntragicemotionally rawvisually restrainedhaunting

What happens

The Story of Adèle H. (French: L'Histoire d'Adèle H.) is a 1975 French historical drama film directed by François Truffaut, and starring Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson, Sylvia Marriott, Joseph Blatchley and Ivry Gitlis. Written by Truffaut, Jean Gruault and Suzanne Schiffman, the film is about Adèle Hugo, the daughter of writer Victor Hugo, whose obsessive unrequited love for a military officer leads to her downfall. The story is based on Adèle Hugo's diaries. Filming took place on location in Guernsey and Senegal. Adjani received critical acclaim for her performance as Hugo, garnering an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role, at the time making her the youngest Best Actress nominee ever at age 20. The Story of Adèle H. also won the National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Award for Best Film, and the Cartagena Film Festival Special Critics Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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