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The Story of Adele H

Original title: L'histoire d'Adèle H.
  • 1975
  • PG
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
8.6K
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The Story of Adele H (1975)
The story of Adèle Hugo's unrequited love for a lieutenant.
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The story of Adèle Hugo's unrequited love for a lieutenant.The story of Adèle Hugo's unrequited love for a lieutenant.The story of Adèle Hugo's unrequited love for a lieutenant.

  • Director
    • François Truffaut
  • Writers
    • François Truffaut
    • Jean Gruault
    • Suzanne Schiffman
  • Stars
    • Isabelle Adjani
    • Bruce Robinson
    • Sylvia Marriott
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    8.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • François Truffaut
    • Writers
      • François Truffaut
      • Jean Gruault
      • Suzanne Schiffman
    • Stars
      • Isabelle Adjani
      • Bruce Robinson
      • Sylvia Marriott
    • 40User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 11 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Isabelle Adjani in The Story of Adele H (1975)
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    Isabelle Adjani in The Story of Adele H (1975)
    Isabelle Adjani in The Story of Adele H (1975)

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    Isabelle Adjani
    Isabelle Adjani
    • Adèle Hugo
    Bruce Robinson
    Bruce Robinson
    • Lt Albert Pinson
    Sylvia Marriott
    Sylvia Marriott
    • Mrs. Saunders
    Joseph Blatchley
    Joseph Blatchley
    • Mr. Whistler
    Ivry Gitlis
    • Hypnotist
    Louise Bourdet
    • Victor Hugo's servant
    Cecil De Sausmarez
    • Mr. Lenoir
    Ruben Dorey
    • Mr. Saunders
    Clive Gillingham
    • Keaton
    Roger Martin
    • Doctor Murdock
    M. White
    • Colonel White
    • (as Mr White)
    Madame Louise
    • Madame Baa
    Jean-Pierre Leursse
    • Black penpusher
    Geoffroy Crook
    • George, servant at Johnstone's
    • (uncredited)
    Chantal Durpoix
    • Young whore
    • (uncredited)
    Raymond Falla
    • Judge Johnstone
    • (uncredited)
    David Foote
    • David, a young boy
    • (uncredited)
    Jacques Frejabue
    • Cabinetmaker
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • François Truffaut
    • Writers
      • François Truffaut
      • Jean Gruault
      • Suzanne Schiffman
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    • Trivia
      Initially planned as a grand-scale spectacular drama with Jeanne Moreau to play the lead, then Catherine Deneuve (then having an affair with François Truffaut) was considered for the role. The film took 7 years to be made, and finally Truffaut decided on Isabelle Adjani whom he noticed on a TV broadcast of the Comédie Française.
    • Goofs
      The hypnotist has a plant in the audience pretending to be a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, which was not set up until a decade after the story's setting of 1863
    • Quotes

      Adèle Hugo: I'm your wife. Forever. We'll stay together until we die.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976)

    User reviews40

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    Featured review
    7/10
    It Makes You Wonder
    This is a period movie that takes place in the 1860s in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It concerns an unrequited love between Adele H., the daughter of Victor Hugo, and a member of the English military stationed there. It is directed by Francois Truffaut. At the film's beginning, there is some narration about the involvement of the French and British in the American Civil War, but the Civil War plays no part in the movie.

    I enjoyed the feel of this film. French actress Isabelle Adjani superbly plays a woman whose love is rejected and who inches down a slippery slope to madness. The costumes and scenery ring true, and the movie conveys the feel of the Canadian Atlantic province. It was also interesting to learn this sidelight about Victor Hugo.

    Most of all, I enjoyed this film because it raises the question of whether its main character is crazy to begin with or whether, being possessed of such a strong love, it was a natural progression to madness when it was rejected. It raises, but of course does not answer, what causes such a potent love to arise and what is the consequence of its extinguishment.
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    • Feb 24, 2001

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 8, 1975 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Geschichte der Adele H.
    • Filming locations
      • Channel Islands
    • Production companies
      • Les Artistes Associés
      • Les Films du Carrosse
      • Les Productions Artistes Associés
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $509
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,206
      • Apr 25, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $509
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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