Marie Trintignant
Encyclopedia
Early life
She was born in Boulogne-BillancourtBoulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Boulogne-Billancourt is a sub-prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt....
, the daughter of actor Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jean-Louis Trintignant is a French actor who has enjoyed an international acclaim. He won the Best Actor Award at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.-Career:...
and his second wife Nadine Marquand. She first appeared on screen aged 4 in her mother's film, My Love, My Love
My Love, My Love (film)
My Love, My Love is a 1967 French drama film directed by Nadine Trintignant. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Jean-Louis Trintignant - Vincent Falaise* Valérie Lagrange - Agathe* Annie Fargue - Jeanne...
. When Marie's baby sister Pauline died when Marie was 8, she became withdrawn and virtually stopped speaking. Her parents divorced in 1976. Throughout her early life she was afflicted by severe shyness, but despite this, by her mid-teens she decided to become an actress. She had such a strong affection for animals that she had first dreamt of becoming a veterinarian, but the acting heritage proved too strong. 'Cats don't raise dogs,' she said succinctly.
Family
She was the mother of four sons: Roman with drummer Richard Kolinka; Paul with actor François CluzetFrançois Cluzet
François Cluzet is a French film and theatre actor, best known in the English-speaking world for starring in the 2006 French film "Tell No One", based on the novel of the same name by the American author Harlan Coben...
; Léon with Mathias Othnin-Girard; and Jules with director Samuel Benchetrit
Samuel Benchetrit
Samuel Benchétrit is a French writer, actor, scenarist and director.He had a son with Marie Trintignant. He lives with Anna Mouglalis; they have a daughter, Saul...
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Death
Cerebral edema
Cerebral edema or cerebral œdema is an excess accumulation of water in the intracellular or extracellular spaces of the brain.-Vasogenic:Due to a breakdown of tight endothelial junctions which make up the blood-brain barrier...
on 1 August 2003 in Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Although Neuilly is technically a suburb of Paris, it is immediately adjacent to the city and directly extends it. The area is composed of mostly wealthy, select residential...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, as a result of being repeatedly punched by her boyfriend Bertrand Cantat
Bertrand Cantat
Bertrand Lucien Bruno Cantat is a French singer and songwriter. He was the frontman for the rock band Noir Désir.-Career:Cantat was born in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. The son of a Navy officer, he spent his childhood in Le Havre...
, lead singer with the French rock group, Noir Désir
Noir Désir
Noir Désir was a French rock band from Bordeaux. They were active during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, and have had two albums certified double platinum in France and three certified gold. They have been an influence on numerous French musicians including Cali, Louise Attaque and Miossec...
, during a domestic dispute provoked by a text message. Trintignant was in Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, at the time, making a movie about the French novelist Colette
Colette
Colette was the surname of the French novelist and performer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette . She is best known for her novel Gigi, upon which Lerner and Loewe based the stage and film musical comedies of the same title.-Early life and marriage:Colette was born to retired military officer Jules-Joseph...
. Cantat and Trintignant had been lovers for 18 months. Medical evidence suggested the slightly built Mme Trintignant had been struck in the face at least 19 times. Emergency services were only alerted seven hours later, by which time the actress was in a deep coma from which she never recovered. Her parents had her flown back to Paris where she died. Her death caused considerable emotion in France where the popular media divided into pro- and anti- Cantat camps and celebrity magazines were dominated for months by the "affaire Trintignant". Bertrand Cantat was sentenced to 8 years in prison for manslaughter
Manslaughter
Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being, in a manner considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is said to have first been made by the Ancient Athenian lawmaker Dracon in the 7th century BC.The law generally differentiates...
. He was released for good behaviour in October 2007 after serving four years. Marie Trintignant is buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the city of Paris, France , though there are larger cemeteries in the city's suburbs.Père Lachaise is in the 20th arrondissement, and is reputed to be the world's most-visited cemetery, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors annually to the...
, in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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Awards
Marie Trintignant was nominated five times for France's most prestigious acting honor, the César AwardCésar Award
The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....
for her roles in :
- Comme elle respireComme elle respire...Comme elle respire is a French comedy film directed by Pierre Salvadori, released in 1998.-Synopsis:...
- 1999 (best actress) - Le CousinLe cousin-Awards and nominations:Le cousin was nominated for 5 César Awards but did not win in any category....
- 1998 (best supporting actress) - Le cri de la soie - 1997 (best actress)
- Les Marmottes - 1994 (best supporting actress)
- Une affaire de femmes - 1989 (best supporting actress)
Selected filmography
- Wings of FameWings of FameWings of Fame is a 1990 Dutch English-language comedy fantasy film directed by Otakar Votocek and starring Peter O'Toole, Colin Firth, Marie Trintignant, Andréa Ferréol and Robert Stephens.-Cast:* Peter O'Toole - Cesar Valentin...
(1990) - BettyBetty (film)Betty is a French movie directed by Claude Chabrol based on the homonymous novel by Georges Simenon. It was first released in France in 1992.-Plot:Betty , a young alcoholic woman, is caught cold while cheating on her bourgeois husband...
(1992) - Janis et John (2003)
Other information
She also appeared in the film noirFilm noir
Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...
Série noire of 1979. Not long before her death she sang a duet in the song "Pièce montée des grands jours" on an album with the same title by French folksinger Thomas Fersen in 2003.
External links
- Marie Trintignant at Find A GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...