# The Story of Adèle H. (1975)

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**Original title**: *L'Histoire d'Adèle H.*
**Runtime**: 98 min
**Genres**: Drama, History
**Directed by**: François Truffaut
**Written by**: François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman, Jean Gruault
**Starring**: Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson, Sylvia Marriott, Joseph Blatchley, Ivry Gitlis, Louise Bourdet

> *What kind of woman would wait her whole life for one man...? And what kind of man would deny her...?*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Lolita meets The Piano. A disowned officer’s daughter stalks her lost love from Halifax to Barbados. Her single-minded pursuit plays like an early incel tragedy.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, outsider, tender

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