Yvan Attal

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Yvan Attal
איוואן אטל
Yvan Attal 2009.jpg
Born (1965-01-04) 4 January 1965 (age 61)
Tel Aviv, Israel
OccupationsActor, director, scriptwriter
Years active1989–present
Partner Charlotte Gainsbourg (c. 1991)
Children3
Attal in 2005 ATTAL Yvan-24x30-2005b.jpg
Attal in 2005

Yvan Attal (French pronunciation: [ivɑ̃atal] ; Hebrew : איוואן אטל; born 4 January 1965) is a French actor, scriptwriter and film director. [1]

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Life and career

Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Algerian-Jewish parents, [2] he grew up in the outskirts of Paris. His acting debut was in Éric Rochant's Un monde sans pitié (1989), [3] which earned him a César Award for Most Promising Actor. His first feature film as a director was Ma femme est une actrice (2001), which co-starred Charlotte Gainsbourg, Attal's real-life partner.

He directed a segment in the film New York, I Love You , and appeared as an actor in another.

He acted in The Interpreter and Anthony Zimmer , and in Rush Hour 3 he played a French cab driver named George.

Personal life

Attal's longtime partner is Anglo-French actress-singer Charlotte Gainsbourg, whom he met on the set of the 1991 film Aux yeux du monde  [ fr ]. [4] Gainsbourg and Attal are not married, and Gainsbourg has attributed her reluctance to marry to the fact that her parents never married. Attal publicly proposed to Gainsbourg on 19 June 2013 during an awards ceremony when he received the French National Order of Merit. [5] In April 2014, Attal confirmed that they were still unwed with no plans to marry. [6]

Attal has three children with Gainsbourg, including their son Ben Attal  [ fr ], [7] [8] who is also an actor and starred in the film The Accusation (2021). In 2014, following the death of Gainsbourg's sister, photographer Kate Barry, Attal and his family relocated to New York City. [9]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleDirectorNotes
1989 Un monde sans pitié Halpern Éric Rochant César Award for Most Promising Actor
Acteurs à l'Écran – Michel Simon's Award
1991 Cauchemar Blanc Mathieu Kassovitz Short film
Mauvais filleVincentRégis Franc
Aux yeux du mondeBruno Fournier Éric Rochant
1992AmoureusePaul Jacques Doillon
Love After Love Romain Diane Kurys
1994 The Patriots Ariel Brenner Éric Rochant
1996Delphine 1, Yvan 0a manDominique Farrugia
Portraits chinoisYvesMartine Dugowson
Love, etc. BenoîtMarion Vernoux
1997I Got a Woman (Short)ArnaudYvan AttalAlpe d'Huez International Comedy Film Festival – Best Short Film
Saraka bôTaïebDenis Amar
1998AlissaLuc KaufmannDidier Goldschmidt
Cantique de la racailleGastonVincent Ravalec
1999Mes amisEric Michel Hazanavicius
With or Without You Benoit Michael Winterbottom
The Criminal MasonJulian Simpson
2000Le profHippolyte Alexandre Jardin
2001 My Wife Is an Actress YvanYvan AttalCabourg Romantic Film Festival – Best Director
Nominated – César Award for Best Debut
2002 And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen David Claude Lelouch
At Dawning (Short)Falling ManMartin Jones
2003 It's Easier for a Camel... Man in park Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Bon Voyage Raoul Jean-Paul Rappeneau Nominated – César Award for Best Supporting Actor
2004 Happily Ever After VincentYvan Attal
Un petit jeu sans conséquenceBruno Bernard Rapp
2005 The Interpreter Philippe Sydney Pollack
Anthony Zimmer François Taillandier Jérôme Salle
Somewhere (Short)SimonEmmanuel Murat
Munich Tony (Andreas' Friend) Steven Spielberg
2006 The Serpent Vincent Mandel Éric Barbier
2007Le candidatMichel Dedieu Niels Arestrup
Rush Hour 3 George Brett Ratner
2008 Manhunt  [ fr ] (TV Movie) Serge Klarsfeld Laurent Jaoui
Orange Juice (Short)PhilippeRonan Moucheboeuf
2009Je suis venu pour elleMaxIvan Taieb
The Ball of the Actresses Himself Maïwenn
Leaving Samuel Catherine Corsini Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor
Les regretsMathieu Liévin Cédric Kahn
Rapt Stanislas Graff Lucas Belvaux Nominated – César Award for Best Actor
2011Dans la tourmenteMaxChristophe Ruggia
R.I.F. Stephane MonnereauFranck Mancuso
2012 One Night Pierre Morvand Lucas Belvaux
Do Not Disturb Ben AzuelosYvan Attal
2013 Delicate Gravity (Short)PaulPhilippe Andre Palm Springs International ShortFest – Best of Festival Award
2014 Le Dernier Diamant Simon CarrerraÉric Barbier
Son épouse Joseph de RosaMichel Spinosa
2016 En Moi the filmmaker Laetitia Casta Short film
The Jews [10] [11] YvanYvan AttalAlso director and screenwriter
Heaven Will Wait Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
2017 Raid dingue Viktor Dany Boon
Rock'n Roll Yvan Attal Guillaume Canet
Le Brio N/aYvan Attal
2018 Ad Vitam Darius Thomas Cailley TV series - 6 episodes
2019 Seberg Romain Gary Benedict Andrews
My Dog Stupid Henri MohenYvan Attalbased on the short story of the same name from John Fante's novella West of Rome
2021 The Accusation N/aYvan Attalbased on the 2019 novel of the same name by Karine Tuil
Stuck Together GabrielDany Boon
2022 The Sitting Duck Luc Oursel Jean-Paul Salomé
2023 Bardot Raoul Lévy Danièle Thompson and Christopher Thompson TV series

[12] [13]

Breaking Point Mathieu DemarsanYvan Attal
Of Money and Blood Anton Zagury Xavier Giannoli and Frederic PlanchonTV series [14]
2024Sur la dalleCommissaire Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg Josée Dayan TV miniseries, based on the novel by Fred Vargas

Dubbing

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References

  1. "Yvan Attal - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. Druckerman, Pamela (1 June 2016). "'Let's All Become Jews'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. "Un-Monde-sans-pitie - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Retrieved 18 January 2016.[ dead link ]
  4. Mapes, Marty. (25 July 2002) Interview with Charlotte Gainsbourg and Yvan Attal. Movie Habit. Retrieved on 24 August 2011.
  5. "Photos : Yvan Attal : regardez-le demander Charlotte Gainsbourg en mariage..." 20 June 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  6. Guinhut, Hélène (21 April 2014). "Yvan Attal : avec Charlotte "on ne va pas se marier"" . Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  7. (in French) Yvan Attal bio : biographie de Yvan Attal – Gala. Gala.fr (9 November 2010). Retrieved on 4 July 2011.
  8. Le Parisien (22 July 2011)
  9. Claymore, Gabriel Tully (4 April 2019). "Charlotte Gainsbourg, After Rest" . Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  10. Ny York Times, 2016,06,02
  11. Jta.org
  12. Hollywood.com
  13. Allmovie
  14. "'Of Money and Blood' Selected at Venice Film Fest". VideoAge International . 26 July 2023.