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Mathieu Amalric

 
Actor: Mathieu Amalric
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  • Born: Oct 25, 1965 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
  • Occupation: Actor, Director, Writer
  • Active: 2000s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
  • Career Highlights: Late August, Early September, Alice et Martin, A Christmas Tale
  • First Major Screen Credit: Le Journal D'Un Seducteur (1995)

Biography

Described by one critic as an "Antoine Doinel for the '90s" who also evokes François Truffaut's feral Wild Child, Mathieu Amalric established himself as one of France's top young actors by playing intellectually-attuned young men dealing with fateful decisions regarding life and love. Although he began appearing in films in the 1980s, Amalric became a more prominent cinematic presence in the 1990s, beginning with the comedy La Chasse aux Papillons (1992) and a small part in Arnaud Desplechin's Kafkaesque drama La Sentinelle (1992). One of a new generation of gifted French directors, Desplechin's My Sex Life. . .or How I Got into an Argument (1996) brought Amalric international renown, as well as the Most Promising Young Actor César, for his incisive performance as an irresolute academic who cannot settle his love life or his career. Talkative and book-smart, yet unwise, Amalric's Paul Dedalus personified inner paralysis amidst a complex range of characters that suggested with humor and canny emotion the roads he could possibly take. Continuing his collaborations with France's most esteemed filmmakers, Amalric worked with André Téchiné in Alice et Martin (1998) and played a writer facing a personal crossroads in Olivier Assayas' voluble, intimate character study Late August, Early September (1998). An experienced assistant director and editor as well as actor, Amalric made his own directorial debut with the low budget slice of life Mange Ta Soupe (1997). ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
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Mathieu Amalric
Born 25 October 1965 (1965-10-25) (age 44)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Occupation Actor, Film director
Years active 1984–present

Mathieu Amalric (born 25 October 1965) (English: Matthew Amalric) is a three-time César Award winning French actor and film director, perhaps best known in America for his lead role in Quantum Of Solace (film). He also has won the Étoile d'or and the Lumiere Award.

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Life and career

Amalric was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris, France, the son of journalists Nicole Zand, a literary critic for Le Monde, and Jacques Amalric, who has worked as a foreign affairs editor for Le Monde and Libération. Mathieu Amalric's mother was born in Poland to Jewish parents, and moved to France before World War II; she originates from the same village as director Roman Polanski's family.[1][2] Amalric first gained fame in the film Ma Vie Sexuelle (My Sex Life...or How I Got Into an Argument), for which he won a César Award.

Amalric was selected to play the newest Bond villain Dominic Greene, and stars alongside Daniel Craig in the 2008 film Quantum of Solace, the sequel to the 2006 film Casino Royale. The villain Greene is plotting to take control of Bolivia's water supply through the Quantum Organization, and intending to stage a fake coup d'etat.[3] Amalric and Craig also appear in Steven Spielberg's 2005 film, Munich, though they do not share any scenes.

He has 3 sons. Two with Jeanne Balibar his ex-wife. He is currently located in Belleville, Paris; where he lives with his girlfriend, a writer, with whom he has a son.

Awards

Filmography

As actor

Year Film Alternate title Role Notes
1984 Les Favoris de la lune Favourites of the Moon Julien
1991 Vert quoi vers où
1992 La Sentinelle The Sentinelle
La chasse aux papillons Chasing Butterflies
1993 Les yeux au plafond
1994 Lettre pour L... Letter for L
1995 Tom est tout seul uncredited
1996 Le Journal du séducteur Diary of a Seducer Sebastien
Comment je me suis disputé...(ma vie sexuelle) Paul Dedalus
1997 Généalogies d'un crime Genealogies of a Crime Yves
1998 L'interview Julien
On a très peu d'amis Ivan
Dieu seul me voit Only God Sees Me Atchoum
Fin août, début septembre Late August, Early September Gabriel
Alice et Martin Alice and Martin Benjamin Sauvagnac
1999 Trois ponts sur la rivière Arthur Echéant
Adieu, plancher des vaches! Farewell, Tera Firma! Drinker at bar
2000 La Fausse suivante False Servant Lélio
La Bréche de Roland Roland's Pass Roland
L'Affaire Marcorelle The Marcorelle Affair Fourcade
2001 Amour d'enfance Boyhood Loves Paul
2002 Lundi matin Monday Morning voice contribution
Les naufragés de la D17 Shipwrecked on Route D 17 René, the astrophysician
Lulu The advocate
C'est le bouquet! Special Delivery
2003 Un homme, un vrai A Man, a Real One Boris
Mes enfants ne sont pas comme les autres My Children Are Different Gérald
Inquiétudes A Sight for Sore Eyes Art teacher
2004 Cuadrilátero
Les parallèles Simon
Rois et reine Kings and Queens Ismaël Vuillard
Le pont des Arts Un spectateur du Nô
Au large de Bad Ragaz Alex
2005 J'ai vu tuer Ben Barka I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed Philippe Bernier
Les mâtines Serge
La Moustache Serge Schaeffer
Munich Louis
Comme James Dean Robert Benchetrout
Avaler des couleuvres Tom, the husband
2006 Marie Antoinette Man at Masked Ball
Quand j'étais chanteur The Singer Bruno
Les signes Man
Fragments sur la grâce A reader
Un lever de rideau A Curtain Raiser Pierre
Le Grand appartment The Very Big Apartment Martin
2007 Michou d'Auber Jacques
La Question humaine Heartbeat Detector Simon
Actrices Actresses Denis
Le Scaphandre et le papillon The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Jean-Do
L'histoire de Richard O. The Story of Richard O Richard O.
Un secret A Secret François Grimbert à 37 ans
2008 57000 km entre nous 57,000 Kilometers Between Us Simon
Un conte de Noël A Christmas Tale Henri, middle child
De la guerre On War Bertrand
Mesrine: L'ennemi public n°1' Mesrine: Part II - Public Enemy #1 François Besse
Quantum of Solace Dominic Greene
2009 Bancs publics (Versailles rive droite) completed
Visages Face L'homme du fourré completed
Les derniers jours du monde post-production
Les herbes folles Bernard de Bordeaux post-production

As director

  • Mange ta soupe (1997)
  • Le Stade de Wimbledon (Wimbledon Stadium) (2001)
  • La Chose publique (2003)

References

  1. ^ Day, Elizabeth (2008-05-11). "The intellectual villain". Guardian. http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,2279291,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-11. 
  2. ^ Friedman, Roger (2007-11-16). "Jerry Maguire (aka Tom Cruise) in Hitler Murder Attempt". FOXNews.com. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311929,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-09. 
  3. ^ Hammond, Wally (2008-05-14). "Mathieu Amalric on 'Heartbeat Detector'". TimeOut. http://www.timeout.com/film/features/show-feature/4801/mathieu-amalric-on-heartbeat-detector.html. Retrieved 2008-05-14. 

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