Isabelle adjani in the title role earned a nomination for a best actress oscar. Racconta una storia tratta da documenti ritrovati alla pierpont library di new york dalla ricercatrice frances vernorguille. The man who loved women 1977, a romantic drama, was a minor hit. Francois truffaut screenplay, jean gruault screenplay 3 more credits. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century.
This film about passionate yet obsessive love and selfdestruction is based upon the real diary. Selfdestructive lovelorn obsession, one of truffauts abiding themes, received its most anguished, fullthrottle treatment by him in this passionate and immediate. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of the french new wave. Based on the reallife diaries of adele hugo, the story of adele h. Truffauts 1976 film small change gained a golden globe nomination for best foreign film. Titolo originale l histoire d adele h drammatico, ratings. Grace a adjani, 19 ans, lumineuse et devoree, il reussit son somptueux pari. The central difficulty with the film is that the spectator is uncertain how to regard the main character, sympathetically or. Looks and sounds like no other truffaut film youve ever seen. Duncan grays rating of the film l histoire d adele h.