35mm | 1975 | Directed by François Truffaut | 96 minutes | In French with English subtitles
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. Print from Film Desk.
Part of the “French 75” series featuring a trio of Francophone films marking their 50th anniversaries.
