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.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 6 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Truffaut has taken this factual material and made it into a strange, moody film that belongs very much with the darker side of his work.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
Looks and sounds like no other Truffaut film you've ever seen.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Its intensity is impressive and remains uncompromised by the prettifying aesthetic touches Truffaut adds here and there in an apparent attempt to distance himself from the overcharged material.