Samuel Benchetrit
{{Short description|French writer, actor, and director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Samuel Benchetrit
| image = Samuel Benchetrit Deauville 2011 cropped.jpg
| caption = Benchetrit in 2011
| birth_name =
| other names =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|6|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France
| occupation = {{hlist|Author|film director|screenwriter|actor}}
| years_active = 2000–present
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Marie Trintignant|1998|1 August 2003|end=died}}
- {{marriage|Vanessa Paradis|2018}}
}}
| partner = Anna Mouglalis
(2005–2012)
| children = 2
| website =
}}
Samuel Benchetrit (born 26 June 1973) is a French writer, actor, screenwriter, and director.{{IMDb name|0996471}}
Biography
Benchetrit was born to a family of Romani, Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/02/style/IHT-comedy-recalls-tragic-death-of-its-star.html|title = Comedy recalls tragic death of its star|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 2 October 2003|last1 = Dupont|first1 = Joan}}
At age fifteen, he left school to focus on photography.
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, {{Interlanguage link multi|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.[http://people.plurielles.fr/biographie/samuel-benchetrit-4116595-402.html Samuel Benchetrit – Biographie Samuel Benchetrit – People – Plurielles.fr]. People.plurielles.fr. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
In 2016, while shooting his fifth film, Dog, Benchetrit fell in love with Vanessa Paradis,{{cite web|url=http://sivertimes.com/who-is-samuel-benchetrit-the-new-lover-vanessa-paradis/5200|title=Who is Samuel Benchetrit, the new lover Vanessa Paradis?|author=Staff|website=Sivertimes.com|date=25 November 2016|accessdate=25 November 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://capelino.com/revenge-vanessa-paradis-johnny-depp/|title=Revenge Vanessa Paradis Johnny Depp|website=Capelino.com|accessdate=27 December 2016}} whom he directed. They married in June 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/vanessa-paradis-marries-samuel-benchetrit-wedding-france/|title=Vanessa Paradis, Johnny Depp's Ex, Marries Film Director Samuel Benchetrit in France|website=People|accessdate=27 January 2020}}
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")[http://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org/films/detail.asp?fid=66 NEWS FROM THE L PROJECT by Samuel Benchetrit – Short Film @ Brooklyn Film Festival]. Brooklynfilmfestival.org (14 May 2011). Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- 2003 : Janis et John (Janis And John)
- 2007 : J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster (I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster)[http://www.frenchfilmfestival.org.uk/2009pan.html French Film Festival UK 2009 6 November – 20 December 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131104156/http://www.frenchfilmfestival.org.uk/2009pan.html |date=31 January 2020 }}. Frenchfilmfestival.org.uk (20 December 2009). Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- 2008 : YSL filmLimnander, Armand. (25 June 2009) [https://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/samuel-benchetrit/ SAMUEL BENCHETRIT – T Magazine Blog – NYTimes.com]. Tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- 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){{cite magazine|last=Forgar|first=Ségolène|date=9 February 2024|title="Il m'a embrassée de force" : Anna Mouglalis et Isild le Besco, les autres accusatrices de Jacques Doillon|url=https://madame.lefigaro.fr/societe/actu/il-m-a-embrassee-de-force-anna-mouglalis-et-isild-le-besco-les-autres-accusatrices-de-jacques-doillon-20240209|magazine=Madame Figaro|language=fr|access-date=5 July 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www-allocine-fr.translate.goog/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=58984.html?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc|title=Un enfant de toi|publisher=AlloCiné|accessdate=5 July 2024}}
- 2014 : Les Gazelles (Director : Mona Achache)
- 2017 : Chacun sa vie et son intime conviction (Director : Claude Lelouch)
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Samuel Benchetrit}}
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- [http://www.thedailybeast.com/tag/samuel+benchetrit/ "Samuel Benechetrit", The Daily Beast]
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Category:People from Champigny-sur-Marne
Category:Male actors from Île-de-France
Category:French film directors
Category:French male film actors
Category:21st-century French Sephardi Jews