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• Anthony L

  
  Isabelle Adjani's performance of the young Adèle Hugo's journey from love, to obsession to madness is beautifully done and is the only real reason you should watch. The set pieces and props etc are a little questionable at the best of times, as is the supporting cast (apart… More
  Isabelle Adjani's performance of the young Adèle Hugo's journey from love, to obsession to madness is beautifully done and is the only real reason you should watch. The set pieces and props etc are a little questionable at the best of times, as is the supporting cast (apart from Bruce Robinson - yes, that Bruce Robinson). The story is intriguing enough to follow but ultimately disappointing in its conclusion. Sure, it's biased on real people and actual events but not always correctly. It's certainly not as good as Truffaut could be.

• Nicki M

  
  Not a favourite, but okay.

• Adam M

  
  under the shadow of her father, Victor Hugo, the most famous man alive at the time, she tries to turn her self-destructive love (for a cad) into a work of art; this movie is directly from her diary

• Eric B

  
  After hearing for years what a "classic" this film is, I finally saw it and was gravely disappointed. What an exasperatingly one-note story. The central character pines for a military officer who does not want her, and stalks him obsessively across three countries. Her… More
  After hearing for years what a "classic" this film is, I finally saw it and was gravely disappointed. What an exasperatingly one-note story. The central character pines for a military officer who does not want her, and stalks him obsessively across three countries. Her grating neediness does not win our empathy, and we have no idea why she loves him so much. We only know that she does. Gradually, she descends into madness. The end. The direction, costumes, sets and, of course, the exquisite Isabelle Adjani are lovely. Is this enough? No.

• Daisy M

  
  The story of Adele H was a true story of Adele Hugo daughter of the famous poet Victor Hugo, who was obsessively in love with an English army lieutenant who did not want her. The scene was Halifax during the American Civil War. She followed Lt. Pinson from her home on the island of… More
  The story of Adele H was a true story of Adele Hugo daughter of the famous poet Victor Hugo, who was obsessively in love with an English army lieutenant who did not want her. The scene was Halifax during the American Civil War. She followed Lt. Pinson from her home on the island of Guernsey to be with him even though he had rejected her. I am not familiar with Truffaut's work, but I found this one very haunting and showed Adele's circumstances and her torment without turning into a sentimental melodrama. This movie could be described as an arty movie. But I was certainly impressed by this movie, and especially by Adjani's performance.

• Tom S

  
  Don't miss Truffaut's greatest cameo ever.

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