Samuel Benchetrit
French writer, actor, and director
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Samuel Benchetrit (born 26 June 1973) is a French writer, actor, screenwriter, and director.[1]
- Author
- film director
- screenwriter
- actor
Samuel Benchetrit | |
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Benchetrit in 2011 | |
| Born | 26 June 1973 Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouses | |
| Partner | Anna Mouglalis (2005–2012) |
| Children | 2 |
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.
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]
In 2021, the comedy film Cette musique ne joue pour personne (English title: Love Songs for Tough Guys) was selected for the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[7]
Personal life
From 1998 to 2003, Samuel Benchetrit was married to Marie Trintignant, whom he met in 1993; in the year of their marriage, they had a son, the future actor Jules Benchetrit, who appeared in Benchetrit's film Chez Gino and played one of the leading roles in Macadam Stories (Asphalte).[8]
With Anna Mouglalis, he has a daughter who became an actress, named Saül, born on 7 March 2007. Both appear on the poster for his film I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster (J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster).
Since November 2016, he has been in a relationship with French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis,[9] whom he married on 30 June 2018 in Saint-Siméon.[10] In August 2026 the couple released a joint statement announcing they had separated after 8 years of marriage.
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")[11]
- 2003 : Janis et John (Janis And John)
- 2007 : J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster (I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster)[12]
- 2008 : YSL film[13]
- 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)[14][15]
- 2014 : Les Gazelles (Director : Mona Achache)
- 2017 : Chacun sa vie et son intime conviction (Director : Claude Lelouch)
