Histoire d’Adèle H. (L'). Dir. François Truffaut (1975)

Gaëlle GINESTET

English Description

Time code: 0.36 – 0.37

Language of the quotation(s)/reference(s) in the film: English

Following Lieutenant Pinson to Nova Scottia, Adèle Hugo has settled in a boarding house run by Mr and Mrs Saunders. Hoping to hide her real identity, she goes by the name of “Miss Lewly,” but the letters she sends her father betray her.

MRS SAUNDERS: Could you post this letter for me?

DR MURDOCK:  Of course.

MRS SAUNDERS: I’d ask Mr Saunders to post it, but he won’t be in until late.

DR MURDOCK: Who in this house can be writing letters to Victor Hugo?

MRS SAUNDERS: Miss Lewly.

DR MURDOCK: Miss Lewly? What do you know of this young lady?

MRS SAUNDERS: Well, she hasn’t told me very much about herself... but I know she’s French. She did say her sister was drowned at the age of 19.

DR MURDOCK: Drowned at 19. That’s Léopoldine. Do you realize that your lodger... is the second daughter of Victor Hugo?

MRS SAUNDERS: But this Victor Hugo…

DR MURDOCK: Victor Hugo is the greatest living poet... like, I don’t know, Homer, Dante, Shakespeare. He’s also a political figure who was persecuted for his ideas. At the risk of his life... he opposed the coup d’état which overthrew the French Republic. His two sons were imprisoned, and he had to seek refuge in Brussels. Now he lives in Guernsey, an island between the coast of France and Britain.*

* spoken in English

Description en français

Localisation dans le film : 0.36 – 0.37

Langue de la citation/référence dans le film : anglais

Suivant le lieutenant Pinson en Nouvelle Écosse, Adèle Hugo s’est installée dans une pension de famille tenue par M. et Mme Saunders. Dans l’espoir de cacher sa vraie identité, elle se fait appeler « Miss Lewly », mais les lettres qu’elle envoie à son père vont la trahir.

MRS SAUNDERS : Could you post this letter for me ?

DR MURDOCK :  Of course.

MRS SAUNDERS : I’d ask Mr Saunders to post it, but he won’t be in until late.

DR MURDOCK : Who in this house can be writing letters to Victor Hugo ?

MRS SAUNDERS : Miss Lewly.

DR MURDOCK : Miss Lewly ? What do you know of this young lady ?

MRS SAUNDERS : Well, she hasn’t told me very much about herself... but I know she’s French. She did say her sister was drowned at the age of 19.

DR MURDOCK : Drowned at 19. That’s Léopoldine. Do you realize that your lodger... is the second daughter of Victor Hugo?

MRS SAUNDERS : But this Victor Hugo…

DR MURDOCK : Victor Hugo is the greatest living poet... like, I don’t know, Homer, Dante, Shakespeare. He’s also a political figure who was persecuted for his ideas. At the risk of his life... he opposed the coup d’état which overthrew the French Republic. His two sons were imprisoned, and he had to seek refuge in Brussels. Now he lives in Guernsey, an island between the coast of France and Britain.*

* en anglais dans le texte