The Story of Adele H. (1975)

In the year 1863, the bustling seaport of Halifax, Nova Scotia, becomes the stage for a haunting love story. A captivating young Frenchwoman, known as Miss Lewly, arrives in town, shrouded in an enigma of different names and stories, depending upon her audience. Her true identity, however, is far more intriguing. She is Adèle Hugo, the sole surviving progeny of the legendary French poet and political titan, Victor Hugo. Adèle is on a desperate quest for one man, Lieutenant Albert Pinson, a British officer stationed in Halifax. A former lover, Pinson is the object of her unyielding obsession, a flame that refuses to be extinguished despite his relentless efforts to snuff it out. Once a man smitten by Adèle, Pinson is now a philanderer who has moved onto other dalliances, his past tarnished by gambling debts and disrepute - traits that led Victor Hugo to vehemently oppose a union between Adèle and Pinson. Undeterred by these setbacks, Adèle's days in Halifax are consumed by her fixation on Pinson. She oscillates between stalking him, dreaming about him, and pouring her heart out in her journal, chronicling her tumultuous feelings for him. Her presence in the town does not go unnoticed, particularly by Mr. Whistler, the local bookstore owner who finds himself drawn to her. As her pursuit of Pinson becomes more relentless, it's clear that Adèle is on an uncharted path of passionate love and self-destruction, teetering on the precipice of sanity. Her once love-struck dreams give way to an obsession that spirals into the dark abyss of madness. 'The Story of Adele H.' is a chilling tale of unrequited love and obsession, based on the authentic diary entries of the real Adèle Hugo, painting a portrait of a woman whose passion knows no bounds, even when it threatens to consume her very existence.

The Story of Adele H. is a drama movie featuring Isabelle Adjani.

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