French 75 Film Series: The Story of Adèle H.

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.