The Story of Adele H.
Directed by	François Truffaut
Produced by	Claude Miller Marcel Berbert
Written by	François Truffaut Suzanne Schiffman Jean Gruault
Starring	Isabelle Adjani Bruce Robinson Sylvia Marriott Joseph Blatchley
Release date(s)	October 8, 1975
Running time	96 min
Language	French/English
IMDb profile

The Story of Adele H. (also L'Histoire d'Adèle H.) is a 1975 English/French film which tells the story of the real-life Adèle Hugo, the daughter of writer Victor Hugo, whose obsessive unrequited love for a naval officer led to her downfall. The film is based on her diaries. It stars Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson and Sylvia Marriott. François Roland Truffaut (French IPA: ) (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was one of the founders of the French New Wave in filmmaking, and remains an icon of the French film industry. ... Claude Miller (born February 20, 1942 in Paris) is a French film director, producer and screenwriter. ... François Roland Truffaut (French IPA: ) (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was one of the founders of the French New Wave in filmmaking, and remains an icon of the French film industry. ... Suzanne Schiffman (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was a screenwriter and director for numerous motion pictures. ... La Reine Margot Isabelle Yasmine Adjani (born June 27, 1955) is one of Frances best known actresses. ... Bruce Robinson (born May 1, 1946) is a British writer, actor and director, best known for his film Withnail and I. He was born in Broadstairs in Kent and studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. ... is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 1975 in film involved some significant events. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Victor-Marie Hugo (pronounced ) (February 26, 1802 — May 22, 1885) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights campaigner, and perhaps the most influential exponent of the Romantic movement in France. ... La Reine Margot Isabelle Yasmine Adjani (born June 27, 1955) is one of Frances best known actresses. ... Bruce Robinson (born May 1, 1946) is a British writer, actor and director, best known for his film Withnail and I. He was born in Broadstairs in Kent and studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. ...

The movie was adapted by Jan Dawson, Jean Gruault, Frances Vernor Guille, Suzanne Schiffman and François Truffaut. It was directed by Truffaut. Suzanne Schiffman (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was a screenwriter and director for numerous motion pictures. ... François Roland Truffaut (French IPA: ) (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was one of the founders of the French New Wave in filmmaking, and remains an icon of the French film industry. ...

Synopsis

The film tells the story of Adèle Hugo, the second daughter of Victor Hugo, who is devastated by the accidental death of her elder sister Léopoldine Hugo. Hugo is living in exile on the island of Guernsey where Adele meets and is seized by an obsessive love for a British officer, Lieutenant Pinson. She follows him to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Barbados, West Indies and gradually degenerates as she realizes her love is unrequited. She descends into despair and madness. She dies in Paris in 1915, in her 85th year, in the asylum to which her father had committed her. Victor-Marie Hugo (pronounced ) (February 26, 1802 — May 22, 1885) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights campaigner, and perhaps the most influential exponent of the Romantic movement in France. ... Portrait of Léopoldine Hugo. ... The City of Halifax (1841-1996) was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, and the largest city in Atlantic Canada. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 11 Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ...

Director's comments

About the film, Truffaut wrote:

"In writing the script of 'L'Enfant sauvage' based on the memoirs of Dr Jean Itard, we discovered, Jean Gruault and myself, the enormous pleasure of writing historical fiction based on real events, without inventing anything and without altering documented facts. If it is difficult to construct an unanimistic intrigue involving a dozen characters whose paths entwine, it is aqlmost as difficult to write an animistic film focusing on a single person. I believe that it was this solitary aspect which attracted me most to this project; having produced love stories involving two and three people, I wanted to attempt to create a passionate experience involving a character where the passion was one-way only."^{[citation needed]}

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Film locations

Many of the exterior scenes were shot on location in St Peter Port,Guernsey, and many of the film extras were well-known locals. Both Sir Raymond Falla and Sir Cecil de Sausmarez were, at the time, prominent island politicians. Scenes set in Halifax were mainly interiors and appear to be studio setups. They were not filmed in the city. l This is a map of Guernsey. ...

Cast

• Isabelle Adjani : Adèle Hugo
• Bruce Robinson : Lieutenant Albert Pinson
• Sylvia Mariott : Mrs Saunders
• Joseph Blatchley : Whistler, bookseller
• Ivry Gitlis : Hypnotist
• Ruben Dorey : Mr Saunders
• Clive Gillingham : Keaton
• Louise Bourdet : Victor Hugo's servant
• Sir Cecil de Sausmarez : Mr Lenoir, notary
• Sir Raymond Falla : Judge Johnstone
• Roger Martin : Dr Murdock
• Jean-Pierre Leursse : le scribe noir
• Carl Hathwell : Pinson's subaltern
• François Truffaut : officer (uncredited)

La Reine Margot Isabelle Yasmine Adjani (born June 27, 1955) is one of Frances best known actresses. ... Bruce Robinson (born May 1, 1946) is a British writer, actor and director, best known for his film Withnail and I. He was born in Broadstairs in Kent and studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: Non-notable bio If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... François Roland Truffaut (French IPA: ) (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was one of the founders of the French New Wave in filmmaking, and remains an icon of the French film industry. ...

Awards

• Isabelle Adjani was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1975.
• French Syndicate of Cinema Critics, Prix Méliès, for best French film in 1976.

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See also

• Cinema of France
• List of French language films

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External links

• L'Histoire d'Adèle H at the Internet Movie Database
• Reely's Poetry Pages Hear "Demain, des l'aube"

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Further reading

• Hugo, Adèle, Le Journal d'Adèle Hugo. Introduction et notes par Frances Vernor Guille, Paris, 1968