Samuel Benchetrit

Samuel Benchetrit
Benchetrit in 2011
Born	(1973-06-26) 26 June 1973 (age 52) Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France
Occupations	Author film director screenwriter actor
Years active	2000–present
Spouses	Marie Trintignant ​ ​ (m. 1998;died 2003)​ Vanessa Paradis ​ (m. 2018)​
Partner(s)	Anna Mouglalis (2005–2012)
Children	2

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

Biography

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

Books

• 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

• 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

As director

• 2000 : Nouvelle de la tour L (short film) ("Story of Tower L") ^[7]
• 2003 : Janis et John (Janis And John)
• 2007 : J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster (I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster) ^[8]
• 2008 : YSL film ^[9]
• 2015 : Asphalte
• 2017 : Dog
• 2021 : Cette musique ne joue pour personne

As actor

• 2005 : Backstage (Director : Emmanuelle Bercot)
• 2012 : Un enfant de toi (Director : Jacques Doillon) ^{[10] [11]}
• 2014 : Les Gazelles (Director : Mona Achache)
• 2017 : Chacun sa vie et son intime conviction (Director : Claude Lelouch)

References

1. Samuel Benchetrit at IMDb
2. 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. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. 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.

External links

• Samuel Benchetrit at IMDb  
• "Samuel Benechetrit", The Daily Beast