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Samuel Benchetrit

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Samuel Benchetrit
Benchetrit in 2011
Born (1973-06-26) 26 June 1973 (age 51)
Occupations
  • Author
  • film director
  • screenwriter
  • actor
Years active2000–present
Spouses
(m. 1998; died 2003)
(m. 2018)
Partner(s)Anna Mouglalis
(2005–2012)
Children2

Samuel Benchetrit (born 26 June 1973) is a French writer, actor, scenarist, and director.[1]

Biography

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Benchetrit was born to a family of Romani, Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry.[2]

At age fifteen, he left school to focus on photography.[2]

Born in Champigny-sur-Marne, Benchetrit was married to French actress Marie Trintignant from 1998 until her murder by her lover Bertrand Cantat in 2003. On 17 April 1998 the couple had a child, Jules Benchetrit [fr]. From 2005 to 2012 Benchetrit was in a relationship with French actress Anna Mouglalis; they have a daughter, Saül, born on 7 March 2007.[3] In 2016, while shooting his fifth film, Dog, Benchetrit fell in love with Vanessa Paradis,[4][5] whom he directed. They married in June 2018.[6]

Works

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Books

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  • 2000 : Récit d'un branleur (Tale of a Wanker)
  • 2005 : Les Chroniques de l'Asphalte (Asphalt Chronicles) (tome I)
  • 2007 : Les Chroniques de l'Asphalte (Asphalt Chronicles) (tome II)
  • 2009 : Le Cœur en dehors
  • 2010 : Les Chroniques de l'Asphalte, (Asphalt Chronicles) (tome III)
  • 2015 : Chien Edition Grasset

Theatre

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  • 2001 : Comédie sur un quai de gare (Comedy on a Railway Platform)
  • 2005 : Moins deux (This title is a rich pun, translating as: "ASAP", "Two Down", "Two Below", and "Minus Two")

Films

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As director
As actor

References

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  1. ^ Samuel Benchetrit at IMDb
  2. ^ a b Dupont, Joan (2 October 2003). "Comedy recalls tragic death of its star". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Samuel Benchetrit – Biographie Samuel Benchetrit – People – Plurielles.fr. People.plurielles.fr. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  4. ^ Staff (25 November 2016). "Who is Samuel Benchetrit, the new lover Vanessa Paradis?". Sivertimes.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Revenge Vanessa Paradis Johnny Depp". Capelino.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Vanessa Paradis, Johnny Depp's Ex, Marries Film Director Samuel Benchetrit in France". People. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  7. ^ NEWS FROM THE L PROJECT by Samuel Benchetrit – Short Film @ Brooklyn Film Festival. Brooklynfilmfestival.org (14 May 2011). Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  8. ^ French Film Festival UK 2009 6 November – 20 December 2009 Archived 31 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Frenchfilmfestival.org.uk (20 December 2009). Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  9. ^ Limnander, Armand. (25 June 2009) SAMUEL BENCHETRIT – T Magazine Blog – NYTimes.com. Tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  10. ^ Forgar, Ségolène (9 February 2024). ""Il m'a embrassée de force" : Anna Mouglalis et Isild le Besco, les autres accusatrices de Jacques Doillon". Madame Figaro (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Un enfant de toi". AlloCiné. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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