The Story of Adele H.

The Story of Adèle H.
The Story of Adèle H.
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French	L'Histoire d'Adèle H.
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Directed by	François Truffaut
Screenplay by	François Truffaut; Jean Gruault; Suzanne Schiffman; Frances Vernor Guille; Jan Dawson;
Based on	Le Journal d'Adèle Hugo; by Adèle Hugo
Produced by	Marcel Berbert; Claude Miller;
Starring	Isabelle Adjani; Bruce Robinson; Sylvia Marriott; Joseph Blatchley; Ivry Gitlis;
Cinematography	Nestor Almendros
Edited by	Yann Dedet; Martine Barraqué; Jean Gargonne; Michèle Neny; Muriel Zeleny;
Music by	Maurice Jaubert
Production; companies	Les Films du Carrosse; Les Productions Artistes Associés;
Distributed by	Les Artistes Associés
Release date	8 October 1975 (France);
Running time	96 minutes
Country	France
Languages	French; English;
Budget	5 million F
Box office	762,644 admissions (France); $1.1 million (US and Canada rentals);

The Story of Adèle H. (French: L'Histoire d'Adèle H.) is a 1975 French historical drama film directed by François Truffaut, and starring Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson, Sylvia Marriott, Joseph Blatchley and Ivry Gitlis. Written by Truffaut, Jean Gruault and Suzanne Schiffman, the film is about Adèle Hugo, the daughter of writer Victor Hugo, whose obsessive unrequited love for a military officer leads to her downfall. The story is based on Adèle Hugo's diaries. Filming took place on location in Guernsey and Senegal.

Adjani received critical acclaim for her performance as Hugo, garnering an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role, at the time making her the youngest Best Actress nominee ever at age 20. The Story of Adèle H. also won the National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Award for Best Film, and the Cartagena Film Festival Special Critics Award.