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The Story of Adele H.

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The Story of Adele H.
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PG,1hr 35min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
January 1, 1975
Director:
François Truffaut
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson, Sylvia Marriott  ...more
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Costello, AMG Review
Isabelle Adjani attained stardom in her first major role as the eponymous daughter of Victor Hugo in Truffaut's somber study of romantic obsession, a subject he explored obsessively in films such as Les Deux Anglaises de la Continent (1971), La Chambre Vert (1978), La Sirene du Mississippi (1969), and others. Based on a coded diary discovered in 1960, the film follows the young woman's pursuit of ... Full Review
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Isabelle Adjani
Adele Hugo
Bruce Robinson
Lt. Albert Pinson
Sylvia Marriott
Mrs. Saunders
Reuben Dorey
Mr. Saunders
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