Samuel Benchetrit
Benchetrit in 2011
Born (1973-06-26) 26 June 1973 (age 50)
Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France
Occupations
  • Author
  • film director
  • screenwriter
  • actor
Years active2000–present
Spouses
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(m. 1998; died 2003)​
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(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

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

Theatre

Films

As director
As actor

References

  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.

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