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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, and Sylvia Marriott. Written by Truffaut, Jean Gruault , and Suzanne Schiffman , the film is about Adèle Hugo , the daughter of writer Victor Hugo , whose obsessive ...
Oct 8, 1975 · 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.
The woman is Adele Hugo, the youngest daughter of Victor Hugo, and in the coded journals she kept during her long life (she died in 1915 at the age of 85) she wrote the history of her doomed love.
Adèle Hugo (Isabelle Adjani), daughter of renowned French writer Victor Hugo, falls in love with British soldier Albert Pinson (Bruce Robinson) while living in exile off the coast of England....
Watch with Prime. Start your 30-day free trial. François Truffaut's intense look at the obsessive love that drives a woman to destruction stars Isabelle Adjani as Adèle, daughter of Victor Hugo, whose obsession with a n'er-do-well soldier (Bruce Robinson) causes her to descend into madness.
Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. After years of living under her father's shadow, the daughter of author Victor Hugo goes mad for love. Cast & Crew. Read More. François Truffaut. Director. Isabelle Adjani. Bruce Robinson. Sylvia Marriott. Reuben Dorey. Roger Martin. Photos & Videos. View All.
Adèle Hugo, daughter of renowned French writer Victor Hugo, falls in love with British soldier Albert Pinson while living in exile off the coast of England. Though he spurns her affections, she follows him to Nova Scotia and takes on the alias of Adèle Lewly.
