Isabelle Ajani, more mysterious than ever in her latest title video by Alexander Mattiusi

Forty years had passed since he last sang on camera. The last time Isabelle Ajani performed one of her songs was in the 1980s, when: Navy sweater, his project with Serge Gainsbourg. At the beginning of the year, the actress returns to the lens for a video Where you didn’t expect me. We hear the voice of Christophe, the singer who died in 2020, who worked with her on this project twenty years ago. This actually started in 2004 with Pascal Obispo, but was only revealed last November. In the clip, Ajani appears as a shadow, dressed in black. He walks slowly to a huge screen where the waves are crying on the beach. A man enters the stage, dances, his feet are wet in the sand. Sitting on a wooden chair, Isabelle Ajani watches this waltz, is moved by it, approaches.

He watches and follows this dancer, who throws her free movements in the salty air. The scenes, airy and a little melancholic, play on the contrasts of black and gray. They were born in the mind of AMI founder and creative director Alexander Mattiusi, who marks his first steps in directing with this clip. We also find brand codes in monochrome images.

To Ajan and Matius, friends friends

Isabelle Ajani and Alexander Matiusi have maintained a relationship of friendship and professional trust for several years. In 2022, the 68-year-old actress walked the AMI fall-winter 2022-2023 ready-to-wear show during Paris Fashion Week. She poses for the same collection campaign alongside director Xavier Dolan. Famous faces from French-speaking cinema echoing Alexandre Matiusi’s fascination with the seventh art. I am lucky to count Isabel among my loyal friends. (…) It’s a childhood dream come true.” The actress, for her part, says that she is “so happy to be sharing Alexander Mattiusi’s brilliant and sober first time behind the camera for this dark and gorgeous clip, where despite the mourning of a loved one, there is light on the screen.” . For the black-and-white text that pays tribute to Christophe, AMI’s cinematic colors are highlighted by a baby red heart of its tender creator. With this video, Alexander Matius and Isabel Ajan are surprised, and they are there… where we did not expect them.