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The Story of Adele H. (1975)

The Story of Adele H. (1975)
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Based on the real-life diaries of Adèle Hugo, The Story of Adele H. is a psychological drama opening in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the 1860s. The daughter of famous French writer Victor Hugo, Adèle (Isabelle Adjani) has left her father's home to seek out her fiancé, the English soldier Lt. Albert Pinson (Bruce Robinson). She conceals her identity and rents a room in a boarding house from Mrs. Saunders (Sylvia Marriott). Pinson wants nothing to do with her, but she still obsessively follows him and spies on his affairs. Spending her time writing madly in journals and letters, she eventually meets the bookseller (Joseph Blatchley), who develops an interest in her. Her madness grows when Mrs. Saunders discovers her true identity, and even more so when the bookseller gives her a copy of her father's latest work, Les Miserables. When Pinson is transferred to Barbados, Adèle follows him again and sinks into insanity, living on the street. With the help of a local woman, Madame Baa (Madame Louise), Adèle returns home to her father and spends the rest of her days writing in her diary in Paris. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

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Starring:
Isabelle AdjaniBruce Robinson, (more)
Director(s):
François Truffaut
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
Format(s):
DVD
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Based on the real-life diaries of Adèle Hugo, The Story of Adele H. is a psychological drama opening in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the 1860s. The daughter of famous French writer Victor Hugo, Adèle (Isabelle Adjani) has left her father's home to seek out her fiancé, the English soldier Lt. Albert Pinson (Bruce Robinson). She conceals her identity and rents a room in a boarding house from Mrs. Saunders (Sylvia Marriott). Pinson wants nothing to do with her, but she still obsessively follows him and spies on his affairs. Spending her time writing madly in journals and letters, she eventually meets the bookseller (Joseph Blatchley), who develops an interest in her. Her madness grows when Mrs. Saunders discovers her true identity, and even more so when the bookseller gives her a copy of her father's latest work, Les Miserables. When Pinson is transferred to Barbados, Adèle follows him again and sinks into insanity, living on the street. With the help of a local woman, Madame Baa (Madame Louise), Adèle returns home to her father and spends the rest of her days writing in her diary in Paris. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
98 mins

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Director(s):
François Truffaut
Writer(s):
Suzanne SchiffmanJan DawsonFrançois Truffaut
Producer(s):
Marcel BerbertClaude Miller
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG(Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language)
The Story of Adele H. Awards:
  • 1975 - National Board of Review - Best Actress
  • 1975 - National Board of Review - Best Foreign Film
  • 1975 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Actress
  • 1975 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Screenplay
  • 1975 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Screenplay
  • 1975 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Actress
  • 1975 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Screenplay
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Caroline T.

This is the the very intriguing yet sad movie of Adele Hugo (the famous Victor Hugo's daugheter). I don't usually like sad movies but this movie was so interesting I wanted to see more. Adele is madly inlove with an English soldier after being seduced by him. She follows him from her small Island to his military station in Halifax (Nova Scotia) where she proclaims her undying for him and tragically he does not return her affections. The movie follows Adele through a series of emotion she pours down on the soldier (Lt. Pinson) through letters and sadly stocking and spying on his affections toward other women. I will not give away the details nor the ending, but I believe this movie is worth watching as I am sure most people (although never going to the same drastic lengths to show love) can identify with Adele's passion and heartbreak.

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Maria G.

Very Slow and I really don't understand how it's rated 4 stars

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Linda L.

liked this movie a lot, it was a little slow at first and I thought it was going to be subtitled the whole way through, but it was not.

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