Adèle Hugo — The Story of Adèle H. Character Profile

About Adèle Hugo

The protagonist, daughter of French writer Victor Hugo, who travels to Halifax in 1863 under a pseudonym to pursue an obsessive, unrequited love for British officer Lt. Albert Pinson. Her fixation leads to erratic behavior, financial ruin, and eventual institutionalization after Pinson rejects her and marries another.

Adèle Hugo — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Isabelle Adjani

Appears in

The Story of Adèle H. (1975)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Adèle Hugo — Professional Client — Hypnotist (Ivry Gitlis)

  Adèle attempts to hire the Hypnotist as a desperate measure to secure a marriage, only to discover his fraudulence.

• Adèle Hugo — Professional Customer — Mr. Whistler (Joseph Blatchley)

  Mr. Whistler supplies Adèle with writing materials, creating a professional exchange that evolves into personal interest.

• Adèle Hugo — Social Boarder — Mrs. Saunders (Sylvia Marriott)

  Adèle rents a room from Mrs. Saunders, establishing a landlord-tenant dynamic that anchors her stay.

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More characters from The Story of Adèle H.

• Lt. Albert Pinson (Bruce Robinson)
• Mrs. Saunders (Sylvia Marriott)
• Mr. Whistler (Joseph Blatchley)
• Colonel White (M. White)
• Hypnotist (Ivry Gitlis)
• Widow with Dog (uncredited) (Aurelia Mansion)
• O'Brien (uncredited) (Edward J. Jackson)
• David, a Young Boy (uncredited) (David Foote)
• Judge Johnstone (uncredited) (Raymond Falla)
• George, Servant at Johnstone's (uncredited) (Geoffroy Crook)
• Madame Baa (Madame Louise)
• Lt. Pinson's Batman (uncredited) (Carl Hathwell)