The Story of Adele H. (1975)
Halifax, 1863. A young woman, miss Lewly, comes to Halifax to search for Lt Pinson, whom she is madly in love with... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: François Truffaut
Written By: François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman, Jean Gruault, Jan Dawson
Starring: Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson, Sylvia Marriott, Joseph Blatchley, Ivry Gitlis, Louise Bourdet
Genre: Drama
AKA: L'Histoire d'Adèle H.
Country: France
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The Story of Adele H. belongs to 22 collections
1. New York Times' The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made (collaborative: moderated by theficionado - 31 stars)
2. Female protagonist (collaborative: moderated by djross - 25 stars)
3. Academy Award - Oscar - ALL Best Picture, Directing, Acting & Screenplay Nominees (collaborative - 22 stars)
4. Doubling The Canon (collaborative - 13 stars)
5. Best by different standards (public: sesito71 - 6 stars)
6. Doubling The Canon (2010 update) (collaborative: moderated by MMAlpha - 5 stars)
7. Psychotic women (collaborative: moderated by mattburgess - 5 stars)
8. 19th century period film (collaborative: moderated by djross - 4 stars)
9. Doubling the Canon (2011 update) (collaborative: moderated by MMAlpha - 1 star)
10. Doubling the Canon (2012 update) (collaborative: moderated by Cinephile - 1 star)
11. Netflix instant LATAM (collaborative: moderated by Roman_Herbom - 1 star)
12. Photographed by Nestor Almendros (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 1 star)
13. French director (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 1 star)
14. Cinetheque (public: allegreller - 1 star)
15. Metacosmic and sexorganological cinema (public: djross - 1 star)
16. National Society of Film Critics: Best Actress (collaborative: moderated by CCLZA)
17. New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (collaborative: moderated by CCLZA)
18. Versátil Home Video (collaborative: moderated by allegreller)
19. Referenced in Zeroville (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed)
20. 1975: Year in Review (public: polanski28)
21. aNobii Cineforum (public: earthlydel)
22. Djross French feature films I've seen (public: djross)
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| Jan 06 |  |
djross | 65 70th |
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A young woman finds herself so indelibly imprinted by a lover that her whole existence is oriented by the desire to be with him, to the exclusion of anything else, and without regard to how far she descends. It happens. The theme is worthwhile, and, while this viewer did not see in the film the greatness that Pauline Kael clearly perceived in it, nevertheless one very good reason for watching it is to then read her really wonderful appreciation of its virtues, in When the Lights Go Down.
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| Dec 06, 2022 |  |
St. Berna | 90 90th |
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Isabelle Adjani karakterine öylesine bürünmüş ve yaşadığı dönüşümü o kadar etkileyici yansıtıyor ki, düpedüz oyunculuk şovu.
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| Dec 29, 2021 |  |
Yiannos | 60 47th |
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The Story of Adele The Alpha Widow. Adjani is luminous.
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| Mar 15, 2019 | napolenbrady | 84 23rd |
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84.00
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| Jan 15, 2017 |  |
KasperL | 55 39th |
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Much unlike Adjani, this biopic is plain as porridge.
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| Jan 02, 2015 | salomaord | 50 0th |
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François Truffaut #2
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| Mar 28, 2014 | glm01 | 84 79th |
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83.500
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| Oct 12, 2011 |  |
Luna6ix | 67 27th |
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Another one of Truffaut's efforts that was completely lost on me, it had a couple bits here an there that were likable, but for the most part this movie seems to go by without a second thought.
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| Jul 29, 2010 |  |
QVT | 35 44th |
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There is some good but really it's just about a woman being an asshole. It's bullshitty though because there's no way you wouldn't marry the daughter of Victor Hugo even if she wasn't as hot as Isabelle is. And she's very hot. Probably had small tits though and lemme tell you British people HATE small titties. Nothing else matters to them. I don't understand it.
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| Jul 26, 2010 |  |
DavidKahane | 67 45th |
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Adjani plays the increasing unbalance of her character without guile. That lets the innocence and the lost quality of the character come through. As good as she is, the film doesn't quite work. Truffaut's craftsmanship and emotional purity is in full evidence, but it can't rescue the material. If anything, it contributes to the film's undoing as his devotion to portraying the title character's single-minded descent into madness results in something that grows redundant.
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| Nov 28, 2009 | nunstrangler | 71 60th |
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Sensitive and gentle unfolding of characters and story. Beautiful photography.
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| Mar 02, 2009 |  |
willofgaia | 85 58th |
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Adele was one crazy bitch.
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| Dec 18, 2008 | Rey | 50 1st |
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I found it very boring.
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| Dec 11, 2007 |  |
CCLZA | 85 89th |
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Adjani has to be seen to be believed.
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| Oct 03, 2007 |  |
tonydal | 75 56th |
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Overwrought (and without really getting into her psyche--it's just the outward display).
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| Sep 15, 2007 |  |
MartinTeller | 75 54th |
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One of the weakest Truffaut films I've seen, but still pretty good. The true story of Victor Hugo's daughter and her fevered obsession to marry a certain young lieutenant (who has little interest in her). Her mania compels her to concoct a series of deceptions and delusions, inevitably to disastrous effect. It has a few of Truffaut's wonderful little moments, and doesn't have any flaws worth speaking of, but it lacks his usual flair and one misses his sense of humor in such a bleak film.
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| Average Percentile 59.25% from 343 Ratings |  |