Popular French actor Benoit MaimgelBorn May 11, 1974 in Ile de France, a suburb of Paris. At the age of twelve, he was invited to play one of the main roles in the film “Life is a long, calm river,” directed by Etienne Chatilye. A motion picture film tells about a social incident when two newborns were confused in the maternity hospital. The story of two teenagers who grew up with foreign parents, to the depths of the soul touched the audience. Critics also did not remain indifferent, and the film received four awards "Cesar". The jury of the Cannes Film Festival is not taken to encourage prizes young talents, although they sometimes deserve it. Therefore, Maimiel, a performer of one of the main roles, received nothing.
Film and TV
Then Benoit Mimegel starred in Christine's comedyLipinski 1989, called "Dad left, mom too," where the aspiring actor played a teenager named Jerome. The humorous background of the film helped Benoit create a memorable image.
After two debut films, Benoit settled ontelevision and began acting in serials. The memorable appearance helped the young man to become a popular performer of youth roles, and also opened his way to a variety of television shows.
First successes
Однако в 1993 году Бенуа Мажимель вернулся в a great movie to play a supporting role in the movie "The Stolen Notebook." Maurice, a young man who returned from the war, succeeded as well as he could, and he began to receive invitations from other directors.
In 1995, Benoit Mimegel, films withwhich began to gradually become famous, took part in the creation of the film "Hate" directed by Mathieu Kasovitz. The main roles were played by Vincent Cassel and Said Tagmau, stars of the first magnitude. The film was awarded three prizes "Cesar" at the Cannes Film Festival, and also received an award in the nomination "Best direction."
Meet Catherine Deneuve
A year later, the actor starred in a small role indirector Andre Tishene, in the movie "Thieves". The character Jimmy Fountain did not impress, but the presence on the set of the Hollywood megastar Catherine Deneuve made the film a success. Nevertheless, Benoit Maimgel was also awarded a nomination for the Cesar Award as an aspiring actor, even though he did not receive it.
In the film "Children of the Century" directed by Diane Curie, Benoitplayed the main role by playing Alfred de Musset, a loyal friend and lover of the famous French writer George Sand. For a young actor, this role was a real breakthrough, he was able to fully reveal himself as a dramatic actor.
Dancing in the palace
The next main role was the characterfilm "The King is dancing" - Louis XIV. The image of the French king was extremely difficult to perform, if only because the conceited monarch loved choreography and tried to show himself as an experienced dancer. Benoit Magemiel had to study dance art for three months to match the role.
Another significant work of the actor was the mainrole in the film "Pianist", where he played Walter Klemmer, an amateur musician, who has a strange connection with Erica Kohut, professor at the Vienna Conservatory.
After the stunning success of "The Pianist", BenoitMajimiel starred in the film directed by Claude Chabrol called "Flower of Evil." The character Francois Wasser, a young man, rotates in circles close to politics.
Psychologism
In 2007, Benoit Mimegel played an unusuala role, hopelessly in love with the name of Paul, who in every way achieves the favor of the main character Gabriel. However, she meets with aged lovelace Charles. A woman sleeps with him and with his friends at the same time, and all this happens in the same room. The film was created by director Claude Chabrol and is called "The Girl Cut In Two", another name is "One Girl For Two". Benoit Magemiel believes that the role of Paul was a success, but an unpleasant aftertaste remained in his heart. Still, in his opinion, a man should not be humiliated, as his hero did.
Benoit Meimiel: personal life
Today the actor lives in Paris, he is not yet married, andnothing foretells the ringing of wedding bells in his honor. In 1999, Benoit met with actress Juliette Binoche, it happened on the set of the film "Children of the Century." Young people lived together until 2003, after which they parted safely. As a living memory of their love, a daughter named Anna remained.
