Adolphe
France
2002
102 Min
Color
1.85:1
French
Synopsis
19th century France. Twenty-year old Adolphe finds himself drawn irresistibly to Ellénore, a married woman who is ten years his senior. Although she initially repels her young suitor’s unwanted advances, Ellénore soon yields to his charms and the two embark on a passionate love affair. Hearing of this, Adolphe’s father is incensed; to ensure his son’s career and future happiness is not jeopardised, he resolves to separate the lovers. However, by this stage, Adolphe’s affection for his mistress has begun to wane and he yearns to free himself from what is becoming a burdensome affair. But he realises the terrible truth of his predicament. Ellénore has sacrificed everything for him and is still obviously very much in love with him. The pain of separation would surely kill her. –FilmsdeFrance.com
Director
Benoît Jacquot
Benoît Jacquot was born in Paris in 1947. He was the assistant to various directors before making his first film, L’Assassin Musicien in 1975. Fifteen films followed, such as Les enfants du placard, Les ailes de la colombe, La Ddsenchantée, La fille seule_, Le septième ciel, Pas de scandale, Sade, Tosca and Adolphe. He has worked with, among others, actors like Isabelle Huppert, Isabelle Adjani, Virginie Ledoyen, Fabrice Luchini and Daniel Auteuil. L’école de la chair was selected in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 1998 and A tout de suite in the Un Certain Regard section in 2004. He has also directed numerous documentaries and features for television, such as Princesse Marie in 2003 with Catherine Deneuve. In the fall of 2004 he directed Werther by Massenet at the Royal Opera in London"s Covent Garden. He is finishing a screenplay based on a novel by Moravia and is preparing… read more
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