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forthcoming
French cinema
French film stars
Isabelle Adjani
performance studies
women and film
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- ISBN 9781399533713
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 30 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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As the only performer to win five César Awards, Isabelle Adjani holds a special place in the history of French cinema. Her fame extends beyond French borders as she has also received two Academy Award nominations for L’Histoire D’Adèle H. and Camille Claudel, was the recipient of the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for Possession and Quartet, as well as at the Berlin Film Festival for Camille Claudel.
This edited collection explores some of Adjani’s most iconic roles and their reception, in France and abroad. It delves into Adjani’s unique and personal involvement in the roles she has played throughout her career, the way she approached ageing in the later part of her career and the impact it had on her performance and artistic choices.
It provides readers with insights into Adjani’s multifaceted acting skills in order to better understand her unique status in French cinema.
Romain Chareyron is an Associate Professor of French in the Department of Languages, Literature and Cultural Studies at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. He is a contemporary French and Francophone cinema specialist, with interests that branch into Francophone culture and contemporary French society. His research primarily focuses on gender and sexuality, the representation of disability, and film genres in contemporary French cinema. He edited Trans Identities in the French Media: Representation, Visibility, Recognition (2023) and co-edited Screening Youth: Contemporary French and Francophone Cinema (2019). His current project is investigating the representation of disability in French cinema.
