Film: The Story of Adèle H.

Thu Apr 3 , 7 – 8:45 pm

Hosted by Yale Film Archive
Details THE STORY OF ADÈLE H. (François Truffaut, 1975, 35mm, 96 mins)
Truffaut’s ​“most severe, most romantic meditation on love” (Vincent Canby) stars Isabelle Adjani in an Oscar-nominated performance as Adèle, the troubled daughter of Victor Hugo. Rejected by a British officer she longs to marry, she pursues him through the colonies under a string of invented identities. Based on Adèle Hugo’s decoded diaries, the film was shot by the great Nestor Almendros. In French with English subtitles. 35mm print from Film Desk.

The ​“French 75” series features a trio of Francophone films marking their 50th anniversaries.
Admission FREE
Location Humanities Quadrangle, Lower Level
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