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Audrey Crespo-Mara
as Self (Thierry Ardisson's wife) : Interviewer
Thierry Ardisson
as Self (Audrey Crespo-Mara's husband) : Interviewed
Manon Ardisson
as Self (Thierry Ardisson's daughter) : Interviewed
Ninon Ardisson
as Self (Thierry Ardisson's daughter) : Interviewed
Gaston Ardisson
as Self (Thierry Ardisson's son) : Interviewed
Patrick Ardisson
as Self (Thierry Ardisson's brother) : Interviewed
Catherine Barma
as Self (Thierry Ardisson's producer) : Interviewed
Anne Méaux
as Self (Thierry Ardisson's friend) : Interviewed
Laurent Baffie
as Self (Thierry Ardisson's friend) : Interviewed
Philippe Corti
as Self (Thierry Ardisson's friend) : Interviewed
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2025
Runtime1h 39m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary, History
Votes5
DirectorAudrey Crespo-Mara
WritersAudrey Crespo-Mara
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsLa face cachée de l'homme en noir
About La face cachée de l'homme en noir
You've seen him interview Mikhail Gorbachev, Angelina Jolie, Robbie Williams, Mariah Carey, Brad Pitt, Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro... You know him, but you don't really know him. Everyone has talked about Ardisson without ever getting close to the truth about him. My ambition: to reveal the man behind the costume of "The Man in Black." I thought to myself: if anyone can figure him out, it's me, a journalist and portraitist who has lived with him for 15 years. Who is the private Thierry behind the spectacular Ardisson? What we discover is how much Ardisson's personal history reflects the eras he has lived through, their contradictions, their utopias, their excesses, their violence. Like so many facets of a man and of society at the turn of the century.
Directed by Audrey Crespo-Mara, La face cachée de l'homme en noir leans on a strong ensemble — Audrey Crespo-Mara, Thierry Ardisson, Manon Ardisson — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2025.
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