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French actor and filmmaker

Jalil Lespert
Lespert in Nominee Luncheon for the 2015 César Awards
Born (1976-05-11) 11 May 1976 (age 48)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Film director, actor, screenwriter
Years active1995–present

Jalil Lespert (born 11 May 1976) is a French actor, screenwriter and director. He has been described as "one of the best actors of his generation."

Early life and education

Lespert was born in Paris to a pied-noir father, actor Jean Lespert, and a Kabyle Algerian mother, who is an attorney and a jurist, Lespert initially studied law to please his mother.

Career

Lespert made his film debut in 1995, in Laurent Cantet's film Jeux de plage, alongside his father. His first major role came in 1999, in Jacques Maillot's film Our Happy Lives. The following year, he appeared in another Cantet film, Human Resources, which earned him a César Award for Most Promising Actor in 2001.

Jalil Lespert at the 2000 César Awards ceremony

Lespert's career took off and he appeared in several films, playing a wide range of characters, such as a sensual gardener in Sade, a body builder addict in Vivre me tue, a boxer in Virgil, an pretentious artist in Alain Resnais's Not on the Lips, and a journalist in Robert Guédiguian's The Last Mitterrand.

Lespert directed his first film in 2007, 24 mesures, featuring Benoît Magimel and Sami Bouajila. His second feature as director, Headwinds (2011), featured Magimel alongside Audrey Tautou and Isabelle Carré.

In 2010, he appeared in French television series Pigalle, la nuit.

Personal life

In 2009, Lespert married Sonia Rolland, a former Miss France. The couple had one child named Kahina (born 2010), and separated in 2018. He also has two other children, Jena and Aliosha, from a previous relationship.

Selected filmography

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As actor

As director and writer

Awards and accolades

References

  1. ^ "Vivre me tue - Les Inrocks". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. "JALIL LESPERT – "Le réalisateur doit s'effacer derrière l'histoire !"". lepetitjournal.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. Média, Prisma (24 March 2023). "Jalil Lespert - La biographie de Jalil Lespert avec Gala.fr". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. ^ "That's a wrap for Jalil Lespert's Iris". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. ^ "FILM REVIEW; The Marquis de Sade in a More Complex Guise (Published 2002)". 26 April 2002. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  6. "«Virgil», joli coup de fougue". Libération (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  7. Russell, Jamie (21 April 2004). "Pas Sur La Bouche! (2004)". BBC. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  8. ^ Weissberg, Jay (2 September 2007). "24 Bars". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  9. ^ Gray, Victoria (6 November 2012). "Headwinds". Time Out Worldwide. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  10. "" Pigalle, la nuit "". LEFIGARO (in French). 2 January 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  11. Média, Prisma (11 February 2023). "Sonia Rolland : pourquoi s'est-elle séparée de Jalil Lespert ? - Gala". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  12. "Jalil Lespert et Sonia Rolland, la rupture". parismatch.com (in French). 26 October 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  13. "Les Sanguinaires - Les Inrocks". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  14. "Human Resources". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  15. ""Inch Allah dimanche" : La grande douleur de l'arrivée". Le Monde.fr (in French). 4 December 2001. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  16. "Bêta «Ciao»". Libération (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  17. ""Albert est méchant» «Les Amateurs"". Libération (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  18. Kehr, Dave (22 March 2005). "New DVD's (Published 2005)". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  19. "L'ENNEMI NATUREL - Les Inrocks". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  20. Dargis, Manohla (8 September 2006). "A Cop Confronts Some Hard Cases, Including His Own Boss". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  21. "The Last Mitterrand (Le Promeneur du Champ de Mars)". The Guardian. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  22. "Guédiguian s'aventure de l'autre côté du mont Ararat - Le Temps" (in French). 28 June 2006. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  23. Nicoud, Anabelle (2 August 2008). "24 mesures/Jalil Lespert : tout pour le cinéma". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  24. "Lignes de front : dans l'enfer du génocide rwandais". Afrik (in French). 31 March 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  25. "« De guerre lasse » : Jalil Lespert, soldat perdu ***". Le Parisien (in French). 7 May 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  26. ^ Hoeij, Boyd van (16 November 2016). "'Iris': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  27. Debruge, Peter (22 January 2023). "'Infinity Pool' Review: How Many Alexander Skarsgård Clones Does It Take to Screw Up Your Vacation Plans?". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  28. "Yves Saint Laurent: Fashion on film". BBC News. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  29. ^ "Qui est Jalil Lespert, le nouvel homme de Læticia Hallyday ?". sudinfo.be avec Ciné-Télé-Revue (in French). 30 October 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

External links

Films directed by Jalil Lespert
César Award for Best Male Revelation
Lumière Award for Best Male Revelation
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