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This documentary is entirely dedicated to the memory of Maurizio Marini, the greatest Citroënista I have ever known. A historian and true enthusiast, an expert connoisseur of the automotive world and a kind populariser, he saved dozens of films from oblivion, transferring them to digital, but also thousands of photographs and documents, helping to found the Citroën Historical Documentation Centre. It is only thanks to him that, today, we have the opportunity to share such extraordinary and precious images, as well as a story that is, in some respects, unpublished. mv Editing: Fabrizio Partel This is the story of a man called André Citroen. A man who managed to defeat time and become immortal. And if an artist manages to escape from the human, earthly and temporal dimension, through his works. He did it thanks to his inventions and his cars. Which, even today, continue to live, breathe and make millions of human beings dream. This is the story of Citroen and its most enchanting creatures. 0:00 Intro 0:43 The origins 6:39 The Type A 11:41 The Citroen-Kegresse: tracked vehicles and cruises 16:20 The Traction Avant 24:30 The crisis and the death of André 26:40 The 2 CV 33:32 The DS and the hydropneumatic suspension of Paul Mages 44:49 The GS 47:47 The SM 53:50 The CX 57:10 The XM 1:00:58 The C5 and the disappearance of hydropneumatics