

The Story of Adèle H.(1975)
"What kind of woman would wait her whole life for one man...? And what kind of man would deny her...?"
Overview
Halifax, 1863: Miss Lewly arrives in Halifax to search for Lt Pinson, with whom she is madly in love. Actually, she is Adèle Hugo, second daughter of the great French author of Les Misèrables and statesman. However, her feelings for Pinson are unrequited, but she is so delusional that his attempts to dissuade her are unsuccessful.
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Isabelle Adjani
Adèle Hugo

Bruce Robinson
Lt Albert Pinson

Sylvia Marriott
Mrs. Saunders

Joseph Blatchley
Mr. Whistler, the Bookseller
Ruben Dorey
Mr. Saunders

Ivry Gitlis
Hypnotist
Louise Bourdet
Victor Hugo's Servant
Cecil De Sausmarez
Mr. Lenoir, notary
Clive Gillingham
Keaton, bank employee
Roger Martin
Doctor Murdock
M. White
Colonel White
Jean-Pierre Leursse
Black Penpusher
Chantal Durpoix
Young Whore (uncredited)
Jacques Frejabue
Cabinetmaker (uncredited)
Carl Hathwell
Lt. Pinson's Batman (uncredited)
Thi-Loan Nguyen
Madmoiselle Tilly (uncredited)

François Truffaut
Officer (uncredited)
Ralph Williams
Canadian (uncredited)
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