Daniel Auteuil
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Daniel Auteuil is a French
film, television and theatre actor.
, French Algeria
.
film Jean de Florette
(1986) and its sequel Manon des Sources (1986) brought him international recognition. Auteuil has since become one of the best-known, best-paid and most popular actors in France. Through his appearances in films including the swashbuckler Le bossu
(1997), the romantic comedy
After You... (2003), the thriller Caché
(2005) and the comedy
My Best Friend
(2006), he has since gained greater international recognition.
with his former partner, Anne Jousset, and Nelly from a ten-year relationship with actress Emmanuelle Béart
, his co-star in the films A Heart in Winter and Manon des Sources (1986). He married Aude Ambroggi, a Corsican sculptor, on 22 July 2006 in Porto-Vecchio
, Corsica
.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
film, television and theatre actor.
Early life and education
He was born in AlgiersAlgiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
, French Algeria
French Algeria
French Algeria lasted from 1830 to 1962, under a variety of governmental systems. From 1848 until independence, the whole Mediterranean region of Algeria was administered as an integral part of France, much like Corsica and Réunion are to this day. The vast arid interior of Algeria, like the rest...
.
Career
His starring role in the historical dramaHistorical fiction
Historical fiction tells a story that is set in the past. That setting is usually real and drawn from history, and often contains actual historical persons, but the principal characters tend to be fictional...
film Jean de Florette
Jean de Florette
Jean de Florette is a 1986 French historical drama film directed by Claude Berri, based on a novel by Marcel Pagnol. It is part of a duology, and is followed by Manon des Sources. The film takes place in rural Provence, where two local farmers scheme to trick a newcomer out of his newly inherited...
(1986) and its sequel Manon des Sources (1986) brought him international recognition. Auteuil has since become one of the best-known, best-paid and most popular actors in France. Through his appearances in films including the swashbuckler Le bossu
Le Bossu (1997 film)
Le Bossu is a French swashbuckler film directed by Philippe de Broca, released in 1997...
(1997), the romantic comedy
Romantic comedy film
Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. One dictionary definition is "a funny movie, play, or television program about a love story that ends happily"...
After You... (2003), the thriller Caché
Caché (film)
Caché is a 2005 Austrian-French film written and directed by Michael Haneke. It stars Daniel Auteuil as Georges and Juliette Binoche as his wife Anne.-Plot:...
(2005) and the comedy
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
My Best Friend
My Best Friend (film)
My Best Friend is a French film starring Daniel Auteuil and Dany Boon.- Plot :François is a middle-aged Parisian who thinks he has everything. After telling a story at dinner about a funeral he attended where only a handful of people turned up, his colleagues suggest that no-one would go to his...
(2006), he has since gained greater international recognition.
Filmography
- 1974 : Les Fargeot
- 1975 : L'agression
- 1976 : Attention les yeux!
- 1976 : Les mystères de Loudun
- 1977 : L'enlèvement du régent - Le chevalier d'Harmental
- 1977 : La nuit de Saint-Germain-des-Prés
- 1977 : Monsieur PapaMonsieur Papa-Plot:Marius Vallois is 12 years old and needs a father. Marie Vallois has a 12 year old son, heavy work responsibilities, a lover to calm, a position to fill, an adored sister, a complicated cousin, but no father for Marius. Robert Pique has a steam iron, is always late with the laundry, a Chinese...
- 1977 : Rendez-vous en noir
- 1978 : L'amour violé
- 1979 : The SwindleThe Swindle (1997 film)The Swindle is a 1997 French crime-comedy film directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Isabelle Huppert.-Cast:* Isabelle Huppert - Elizabeth / Betty* Michel Serrault - Victor* François Cluzet - Maurice Biagini* Jean-François Balmer - Monsieur K...
(Rien ne va plus) - 1979 : Les héros n'ont pas froid aux oreilles
- 1979 : Bête mais discipliné
- 1979 : Us TwoUs Two (film)Us Two is a 1979 French drama film directed by Claude Lelouch. It was shown out of competition at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Catherine Deneuve - Françoise* Jacques Dutronc - Simon Lacassaigne* Jacques Villeret - Tonton Musique...
(À nous deux) - 1980 : Les sous-doués
- 1980 : La banquière
- 1980 : Au théâtre ce soir: Bataille de dames
- 1981 : S.A.R.L. ou société amoureuse à responsabilité limitée
- 1981 : Les hommes préfèrent les grossesLes hommes préfèrent les grossesLes hommes préfèrent les grosses is a French comedy film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré. It was released in 1981, adapted from a script by Josiane Balasko.-Cast:* Josiane Balasko : Lydie Langlois* Luis Rego : Gérard Langlois...
- 1981 : Calvaire d'un jeune homme impeccable
- 1981 : Clara et les Chics Types
- 1982 : T'empêches tout le monde de dormir
- 1982 : Emmenez-moi au théâtre: Apprends-moi Céline
- 1982 : Pour 100 briques t'as plus rien...
- 1982 : Que les gros salaires lèvent le doigt!!!
- 1982 : Les sous-doués en vacances
- 1983 : L'indic
- 1984 : P'tit con
- 1984 : Asphalt WarriorsAsphalt WarriorsAsphalt Warriors aka The Syringe is a French action movie made by Sergio Gobbi in 1984. It stars Daniel Auteuil as the main character....
(L'arbalète) - 1984 : Les fauves
- 1985 : Palace
- 1985 : L'Amour en douce
- 1986 : Le paltoquet
- 1986 : Jean de FloretteJean de FloretteJean de Florette is a 1986 French historical drama film directed by Claude Berri, based on a novel by Marcel Pagnol. It is part of a duology, and is followed by Manon des Sources. The film takes place in rural Provence, where two local farmers scheme to trick a newcomer out of his newly inherited...
– César Award for Best Actor - 1986 : Manon des Sources
- 1988 : Quelques jours avec moiQuelques jours avec moiQuelques jours avec moi is a French film by director Claude Sautet, released in France in 1988. It received three César Award nominations in the 1989 Festival's edition.-Plot:...
- 1989 : Romuald et Juliette
- 1990 : Lacenaire
- 1991 : Ma vie est un enfer
- 1992 : A Heart in Winter (Un cœur en hiver)
- 1993 : My Favorite SeasonMy Favorite SeasonMy Favorite Season is a 1993 French drama film directed by André Téchiné and starring Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil and Marthe Villalonga. The story concerns two middle age siblings, a brother and sister, who resume their fragile relationship when they are forced to care for their ailing mother...
(Ma saison préférée) - 1994 : La séparationLa séparationLa Séparation is a 1994 French romantic drama film directed by Christian Vincent and based on the novel La Séparation by Dan Franck.-Plot:...
- 1994 : La reine MargotLa Reine Margot (1994 film)La Reine Margot is a 1994 French period film directed by Patrice Chéreau, based on the 1845 historical novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas, père. It stars Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Virna Lisi and Vincent Pérez...
- 1995 : Une femme française
- 1995 : Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma
- 1996 : ThievesThieves (film)Thieves is a 1996 French drama film directed by André Téchiné, starring Daniel Auteuil, Catherine Deneuve and Laurence Côte. The plot follows a cynical police officer, who comes from a family of thieves, and a lonely philosophy professor, both romantically involved with a self-destructive petty...
(Les voleurs) - 1996 : Passage à l'acte
- 1996 : The Eighth Day (Le huitième jour)
- 1996 : Sostiene PereiraSostiene PereiraSostiene Pereira is a 1996 Italian drama film directed by Roberto Faenza. It is based on Antonio Tabucchi's novel of the same title.Marcello Mastroianni won the David di Donatello as Best Actor.-Plot:...
- 1997 : Le bossuLe Bossu (1997 film)Le Bossu is a French swashbuckler film directed by Philippe de Broca, released in 1997...
- 1997 : Lucie Aubrac
- 1999 : The Lost SonThe Lost Son (film)The Lost Son is a 1999 crime drama starring French actor Daniel Auteuil and set in London. It was directed by Chris Menges.-Plot:Xavier Lombard is a Parisian private detective based in London. His best friend is Nathalie, a high-class call girl. He gets a telephone call from an old friend in the...
– nominated for Best Actor in a BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Independent Film by BIFABIFA*British Independent Film Awards*British International Freight Association*BIFA Canada, a non-profit community organization which provides intervention and support services to law offenders from all ethno-cultural groups in Ontario... - 1999 : Mauvaise passe
- 1999 : Girl on the Bridge (La fille sur le pont) – César Award for Best ActorCésar Award for Best ActorThis is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Actor .-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:...
- 2000 : The Widow of Saint-PierreThe Widow of Saint-Pierre (film)The Widow of Saint-Pierre is a 2000 film by Patrice Leconte with Juliette Binoche, Daniel Auteuil and Emir Kusturica. The film made its North American debut at the 2000 Toronto Film Festival where it won the Audience Award. It was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2001 for Best Foreign...
(La veuve de Saint-Pierre) - 2000 : SadeSade (film)Sade is a 2000 French film directed by Benoît Jacquot, adapted by Jacques Fieschi and Bernard Minoret from the novel La terreur dans le boudoir by Serge Bramly.- Plot :...
- 2001 : The Closet (Le placard)
- 2001 : Vajont - La diga del disonore
- 2002 : The Adversary (L'Adversaire) as Jean-Marc Faure (based on real-life criminal Jean-Claude RomandJean-Claude RomandJean-Claude Romand is a French impostor and murderer who pretended to be a medical doctor. He killed his family when he was about to be exposed.- Early life :...
) - 2002 : Un jour dans la vie du cinéma français
- 2003 : Rencontre avec le dragon
- 2003 : After You... (Après vous... )
- 2003 : Petites coupures
- 2003 : Fleur de peau
- 2003 : Sotto falso nome (Le prix du désir)
- 2004 : 36 Quai des Orfèvres36 Quai des Orfèvres (film)36 Quai des Orfèvres is a 2004 French film directed by Olivier Marchal and starring Daniel Auteuil and Gérard Depardieu. The film takes place in Paris, where two cops are competing for the vacant seat of Chief of Police while involved in a search for a gang of violent thieves...
- 2005 : To Paint or Make LoveTo Paint or Make LoveTo Paint or Make Love is a 2005 film directed by Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu.The story is about a middle-aged couple, Madeleine and William who enjoy a comfortable, smooth life. They decide to buy a house in a scenic but isolated rural setting and this changes their lives forever...
(Peindre ou faire l'amour) - 2005 : CachéCaché (film)Caché is a 2005 Austrian-French film written and directed by Michael Haneke. It stars Daniel Auteuil as Georges and Juliette Binoche as his wife Anne.-Plot:...
- 2006 : N.: Napoleon & Me
- 2006 : My Best FriendMy Best Friend (film)My Best Friend is a French film starring Daniel Auteuil and Dany Boon.- Plot :François is a middle-aged Parisian who thinks he has everything. After telling a story at dinner about a funeral he attended where only a handful of people turned up, his colleagues suggest that no-one would go to his...
(Mon meilleur ami) - 2006 : The ValetThe ValetThe Valet is a 2006 French comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber. The screenplay focuses on a parking valet who is enlisted to impersonate the lover of a famous fashion model in order to deflect attention from her relationship with a married businessman.-Plot:Pierre Levasseur is a...
(La Doublure) - 2007 : Conversations with My GardenerConversations with My GardenerConversations with My Gardener is a 2007 French film directed by Jean Becker.- Plot :A painter returns from Paris to his childhood home in rural France. Looking for a gardener, he meets a former schoolmate. He discovers a simple, open character, with a lot of common sense.The two different men...
(Dialogue avec mon jardinier) - 2007 : Le Deuxieme Souffle
- 2007 : L'Invité
- 2008 : La Personne Aux Deux Personnes
- 2008 : MR 73
- 2008 : 15 Ans et Demi
- 2009 : Je L'aimais
- 2010 : Donnant, donnant
- 2011 : La Fille du puisatier
- 2011 : La mer à boire
- 2012 : Le Guetteur
Awards and nominations
César Awards
| Year | Group | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | César Awards | Best Actor | Jean de Florette Jean de Florette Jean de Florette is a 1986 French historical drama film directed by Claude Berri, based on a novel by Marcel Pagnol. It is part of a duology, and is followed by Manon des Sources. The film takes place in rural Provence, where two local farmers scheme to trick a newcomer out of his newly inherited... |
Won |
| 2000 | César Awards | Best Actor | Girl on the Bridge (La Fille sur le pont) | Won |
| Year | Group | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | César Awards | Best Actor | Quelques jours avec moi Quelques jours avec moi Quelques jours avec moi is a French film by director Claude Sautet, released in France in 1988. It received three César Award nominations in the 1989 Festival's edition.-Plot:... |
Nominated |
| 1991 | César Awards | Best Actor | Lacenaire | Nominated |
| 1993 | César Awards | Best Actor | A Heart in Winter (Un cœur en hiver) | Nominated |
| 1994 | César Awards | Best Actor | My Favorite Season My Favorite Season My Favorite Season is a 1993 French drama film directed by André Téchiné and starring Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil and Marthe Villalonga. The story concerns two middle age siblings, a brother and sister, who resume their fragile relationship when they are forced to care for their ailing mother... (Ma saison préférée) |
Nominated |
| 1995 | César Awards | Best Actor | La Séparation La séparation La Séparation is a 1994 French romantic drama film directed by Christian Vincent and based on the novel La Séparation by Dan Franck.-Plot:... |
Nominated |
| 1997 | César Awards | Best Actor | The Eighth Day (Le huitième jour) | Nominated |
| 1998 | César Awards | Best Actor | Le Bossu Le Bossu (1997 film) Le Bossu is a French swashbuckler film directed by Philippe de Broca, released in 1997... |
Nominated |
| 2003 | César Awards | Best Actor | The Adversary (L'Adversaire) | Nominated |
| 2004 | César Awards | Best Actor | After You... (Après vous...) | Nominated |
| 2005 | César Awards | Best Actor | Department 36 (36, quai des Orfèvres) 36 Quai des Orfèvres (film) 36 Quai des Orfèvres is a 2004 French film directed by Olivier Marchal and starring Daniel Auteuil and Gérard Depardieu. The film takes place in Paris, where two cops are competing for the vacant seat of Chief of Police while involved in a search for a gang of violent thieves... |
Nominated |
Molière Awards
| Year | Group | Award | Play | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Molière Award Molière Award The Molière Award is the national theatre award of France decided by the Association professionnelle et artistique du théâtre and given out every April or May since 1987, during a ceremony called La Nuit des Molières . The award was created by Georges Cravenne, who was also the creator of the... s |
Best Actor | Double Inconstancy (La Double Inconstance) | Nominated |
| 1991 | Molière Award Molière Award The Molière Award is the national theatre award of France decided by the Association professionnelle et artistique du théâtre and given out every April or May since 1987, during a ceremony called La Nuit des Molières . The award was created by Georges Cravenne, who was also the creator of the... s |
Best Actor | Les Fourberies de Scapin Les Fourberies de Scapin Les Fourberies de Scapin is a three-act comedy by French playwright Molière. The title character Scapin is similar to the archetypical Scapino character. The play was first staged in 1671 in Paris.... |
Nominated |
Personal life
Auteuil has two daughters; Aurore AuteuilAurore Auteuil
Aurore Auteuil is a French actress and the oldest daughter of Anne Jousset and Daniel Auteuil.-Filmography:-External links:...
with his former partner, Anne Jousset, and Nelly from a ten-year relationship with actress Emmanuelle Béart
Emmanuelle Béart
Emmanuelle Béart is a French film actress, who has appeared in over 50 film and television productions since 1972. Béart won a César Award for Best Supporting Actress in the film Manon des Sources . She has been nominated a further seven times for Most Promising Actress and Best Actress.- Early...
, his co-star in the films A Heart in Winter and Manon des Sources (1986). He married Aude Ambroggi, a Corsican sculptor, on 22 July 2006 in Porto-Vecchio
Porto-Vecchio
Porto-Vecchio is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.It is the seat of the canton of Porto-Vecchio, which it shares with Sari-Solenzara, Conca and Lecci. Port-Vecchio is a medium-sized port city placed on a good harbor, the southernmost of the marshy and...
, Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
.
See also
- Cinema of FranceCinema of FranceThe Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
- List of French actors
- List of Pieds-Noirs