Isabelle Adjani
19 titles
Filmography
19 results

Possession
(1981)After revealing to her husband that she has been having an affair, Anna leaves him. In a bid to understand, devastated husband Mark follows her and soon starts to realise that Anna is hiding a secret of monstrous proportions.

The Story of Adèle H.
(1975)Young Frenchwoman Adèle, daughter of Victor Hugo, travels to Halifax in search of an English soldier with whom she has become hopelessly obsessed.

Camille Claudel
(1988)Camille Claudel, a genius at sculpture, first becomes Rodin's pupil, then his mistress. Their separation and the difficulties she encounters in gaining acceptance for her work gradually drive her into madness.

Queen Margot
(1994)She is beautiful. She is Catholic. She is the King's sister. She is Marguerite de Valois. Her brothers call her Margot.He is Protestant. They say that he is rude, that he never shaves, that he smells of garlic and sweat. He is Henri de Navarre. They are forced to marry in a political move to reconcile France, ripped apart by the Wars of Religion.

Subway
(1985)On improvising a burglary at a shady tycoon's home, Fred takes refuge in the hip and surreal universe of the Paris Metro and meets unique individuals.

The Bronte Sisters
(1979)In rural England in the 1840s, three sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, live a simple life with their brother, Branwell, and their father, the pastor Patrick Brontë. Although urged to find posts as governesses or private tutors, the four loyal siblings continue to nurture their artistic aspirations.

You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...
(1986)
Under a Dark Sun
On the run from her troubled past, a young mother is accused of killing her new boss at a flower farm just before discovering he's actually her father.

Quartet
(1981)Cohen Film Collection is proud to present a new restoration of James Ivory's QUARTET. A twisted relationship between a wealthy English couple and a young woman they take in, plays out against a stunning recreation of the Golden Age of 1920s Paris. In adapting Jean Rhys's 1928 autobiographical novel, Merchant Ivory achieved an artistic breakthrough that remains one of the team's finest works.

Sisters
(2021)For thirty years, French-Algerian sisters Zorah, Nohra and Djamila have been living in the hope of finding their brother Rheda, abducted by their father, and hidden in newly decolonised Algeria. Their relationship is shaken when Zorah, the eldest sister, decides to write a play based on the traumatising events of their childhood that haunted them their whole life. But when they learn that their father is dying, the three sisters decide to go to Algeria to seize their last opportunity to have him reveal where their brother is. When the past catches up, the three sisters have no choice but to put their differences aside.
The King’s Favorite
For more than two decades, Diane de Poitiers was King Henri II’s favorite. Yet despite her strong character and legendary beauty, Diane is just a courtesan. Her position is fragile, and Henri’s impending marriage to Catherine de Medici may destroy her dreams of domination. Can she continue to enchant Henri, 20 years younger than her, forever? From Walter Presents, in French with English subtitles.

Nosferatu the Vampyre
(1979)Jonathan and Lucy live in Wismar and the Count wants a house there. Varna is a port on the Black Sea, close to Dracula's castle.

The Tenant
(1976)A lonely young man rents an apartment in Paris that was formerly occupied by a girl who committed suicide and gradually finds himself drawn into the same web of dangerous paranoia.

Deadly Circuit
(1983)Isabelle Adjani stars in this dark Euro-noir thriller as a femme fatale serial killer pursued by a detective who believes she's his daughter.

Peter von Kant
(2022)Thanks to the great actress Sidonie, Peter Von Kant, a famous and successful film director, meets and falls in love with Amir, a handsome man from a modest background.

Diabolique
(1996)Thriller about a murder plot hatched by the long-suffering wife and the mistress of an autocratic schoolmaster. When the boarding school headteacher becomes too much for the two women in his life, they form an alliance to plot his death. Killing him is the easy part however - making sure that he is dead proves to be more difficult. A remake of the 1955 French suspense classic.

Ishtar
(1987)With a song in their hearts, the CIA on their backs, a gorgeous revolutionary in their arms and two nations after their heads, Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman find adventure, romance and comedy on the road to ISHTAR. Isabelle Adjani is the female lead and Elaine May is the writer and director.

Wingwomen
(2023)Tired of life on the run, a pro thief decides to retire — but not before one easy last job with her partner in crime and a feisty new getaway driver.

Dammi
(2023)This deeply personal short from Yann Mounir Demange is incandescent with love and vulnerability. Beautifully led by Riz Ahmed and featuring designs by fashion house AMI, Dammi conjures a uniquely transportive vision of Paris for its dreamlike exploration of cultural identity and family ties.