Samuel Benchetrit

Samuel Benchetrit
Benchetrit in 2011
Born (1973-06-26) 26 June 1973
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; sep. 2026)​
PartnerAnna Mouglalis (2005–2012)
Children2

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.

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
As actor

References

  1. ↑ Samuel Benchetrit at IMDb
  2. 1 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. ↑ "«Cette musique ne joue pour personne» : un casting cinq étoiles bien mal employé". Le Parisien. 28 September 2021.
  8. ↑ Tribune Juive (30 June 2018). "Vanessa Paradis et Samuel Benchetrit se sont mariés en douce !". Tribune Juive (in French). Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Vanessa Paradis : En couple avec un célèbre réalisateur français !". Public.fr. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Mariage de Vanessa Paradis et Samuel Benchetrit : les images de la sortie de la mairie". Le Parisien. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018..
  11. ↑ NEWS FROM THE L PROJECT by Samuel Benchetrit – Short Film @ Brooklyn Film Festival. Brooklynfilmfestival.org (14 May 2011). Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Limnander, Armand. (25 June 2009) SAMUEL BENCHETRIT – T Magazine Blog – NYTimes.com. Tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ "Un enfant de toi". AlloCiné. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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