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The Story of Adèle H.

1975 · 98 min · Director: François Truffaut ★ IMDb 7.2 · 10,092 ratings

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Halifax, 1863: Miss Lewly arrives in Halifax to search for Lt Pinson, with whom she is madly in love. Actually, she is Adèle Hugo, second daughter of the great French author of Les Misèrables and statesman. However, her feelings for Pinson are unrequited, but she is so delusional that his attempts to dissuade her are unsuccessful.

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The Story of Adèle H. (1975) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Melancholy 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Melancholy, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Romance, History. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Melancholy and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Sympathy
  • Disturbing

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Sadness
Sympathy
Disturbing
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 23 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessSympathyDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity35 %7 %8 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity42 %23 %24 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Sadness53 %41 %44 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Sympathy54 %39 %48 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Sympathy61 %45 %52 %33 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Sadness70 %61 %64 %40 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Sympathy64 %55 %63 %38 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Sympathy58 %43 %54 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Sympathy64 %50 %55 %39 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Sadness69 %57 %57 %45 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Disturbing68 %55 %56 %51 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Sadness66 %51 %56 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Curiosity64 %40 %50 %50 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Disturbing69 %40 %51 %63 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Disturbing74 %50 %61 %60 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Sympathy73 %57 %69 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Sympathy73 %65 %73 %27 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
92.5 %≈ 91′Sadness85 %85 %80 %35 %
97.5 %≈ 96′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

SM
Sylvia Marriott

SM
Sylvia Marriott

Mrs. Saunders

JB
Joseph Blatchley

RD
Ruben Dorey

IG
Ivry Gitlis

LB
Louise Bourdet

CD
Cecil De Sausmarez

CG
Clive Gillingham

RM
Roger Martin

MW
M. White

Colonel White

ML
Madame Louise

Madame Baa

JL
Jean-Pierre Leursse

Black Penpusher

GC
Geoffroy Crook

George, Servant at Johnstone's (uncredited)

CD
Chantal Durpoix

Young Whore (uncredited)

RF
Raymond Falla

Judge Johnstone (uncredited)

DF
David Foote

David, a Young Boy (uncredited)

JF
Jacques Frejabue

Cabinetmaker (uncredited)

CH
Carl Hathwell

Lt. Pinson's Batman (uncredited)

EJ
Edward J. Jackson

O'Brien (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
François Truffaut
Written by
François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman, Jean Gruault, Frances Vernor Guille
Type
Movies
Released
1975
Runtime
98 min
Country
France
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 10,092 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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