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202586 minGdocumentary

Les cahiers Adjani

202586 minGdocumentary

Forty years of collected magazine covers, articles, and photographs of Isabelle Adjani fill 42 large notebooks in this cinematic exploration of obsession and memory.

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Forty years of collected magazine covers, articles, and photographs of Isabelle Adjani fill 42 large notebooks in this cinematic exploration of obsession and memory.

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Cyril Brodydirector

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Isabelle Adjani captivates a filmmaker who has collected magazine covers, articles, and photographs of her for forty years. His notebooks now fill 42 volumes. Les Cahiers d’Adjani presents his personal archive as he reflects on memory and obsession. The film intertwines his devotion to Adjani with themes of fame and the relationship between an artist and an admirer. It portrays how a life can connect to a star through images.

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