In the filmography of Mathieu Kassovitz, familiar to the audience for the role of the beloved of the beautiful Amelie, there are many difficult acting works and films for which he was awarded important film awards. The media calls Mathieu the hope of French cinema, but he treats it with humor, stating that he just does what he can.

Biography of Mathieu Kassovitz: early years

Mathieu was born in Paris on August 3, 1967. His father was director Peter Kassovitz, who emigrated to France from Hungary, and his mother worked as an editor at a film studio. Mathieu knew from childhood that he would be somehow connected with the film industry, after many interviews in Cannes, he would say that his choice was predetermined, and if his father baked buns, he would also become a baker.

Mathieu spent all his free time at the film studio, watching how cinema was born. The boy was interested in everything from writing the script and casting to the design of the final credits. His growing up fell on the period of glory of Godard and Trufaut, whose names are forever associated with French cinema and evoke associations with the lightness of being that distinguishes the French from all other nations.

After graduating from school, the young man gained some fame by starring in the films “Next Year …” and “The Life of Berlioz.”

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The formation of Kassovitz as a director was influenced by his acquaintance with the rebels Gaspard Noe and Jan Koonen, friendship with whom would last for many years.

Kassovitz’s first short film, Louse Fierro, was shown at Cannes in 1990 and became a harbinger of future success. Soon, the young director presented the film “White Nightmare”, which was named the best directorial debut of the year by the movie industry bosses, and the tragicomedy “Metisca”, after which Kassovitz was expected to produce films that corresponded to the canons of French cinema, but with his next work, he proved that he was capable of something more. than a graceful display of feelings.

“Hatred”, released in 1995, was the picture that was destined to shake France. Filmed in black and white, the tape expressed the position of the director, who declared that if people do not learn to live in peace with people of other nationalities and religions, life will never acquire vivid colors. Vincent Cassel played in the film, Hubert Kunde and Said Tagmaui also starred in the film.

In 2000, the director presented the thriller Crimson Rivers. Vincent Cassel and Jean Reno played in the film, which became a hit of the film season and fully justified the investment.

In 2003, Kassovitz released a thriller with elements of psychodrama “Gothic”, which earned mixed reviews from film critics, but fell in love with the audience with the performance of Halle Berry and finally “tied up” with alcohol by Robert Downey Jr.

Best Roles

Continuing to write scripts, produce and direct films, Kassovitz gained fame as a talented and versatile actor. The participation of Mathieu as an actor is always the key to the success of the picture and brings European charm to it. Most of all, the actor was remembered for the role of Nino in the melodramatic comedy “Amelie”, in which Audrey Tautou shone.

In 2002, the film “Amen” was released, in which Kassovitz played in a duet with Ulrich Tukur. The war drama cleverly told the true story of an SS scientist who tried to warn the Vatican of Nazi crimes, but the only one who responded to the message was a young Jesuit priest, played by Kassovitz. For the performance of this role, Mathieu received the Cesar Award.

In the 2005 film Munich, the actor played in the company of Eric Bana, Ciaran Hinds, as well as Geoffrey Rush and Daniel Craig.

From 2005 to 2015, Kassovitz took part in more than ten films, his most significant works of this period are the role of Paul in the drama Sylvie Testu “The Life of Another Woman”, in which the actor starred with Juliette Binoche, as well as the role of a real estate agent in the thriller with an unexpected denouement “Unknown to anyone.”

In 2017, Mathieu played the role of a boxer who is preparing for the main fight of his life in the drama Sparring. In the serial project Bureau of Legends, a French celebrity plays a major role. The spy series starred Eric Roshan, Jean-Pierre Darussen, Sarah Girardot, and Alexei Gorbunov, who plays the role of an FSB agent.

Interesting fact: Mathieu looks like the Ukrainian rapper Misha Krupin. Biography link.

Personal life

In 1993, Kassovitz married actress Julie Modou, who played the role of Lola in his film Metisca. Marriage with a dark-skinned beauty fell apart after a few years for reasons that Kassovitz prefers not to name. From this marriage he has a daughter, Carmen, who lives with her mother.

Rumors about the romance of Mathieu and actress Audrey Tautou turned out to be nothing more than rumors, the director’s other relationships are not reported, however, at the premiere of the thriller Unknown to Nobody, Kassovitz was accompanied by a tall brunette.

Mathieu Kassovitz now

At the end of 2018, information appeared in the media that Kassovitz planned to make a sequel to the film “Hatred”, in which the roles will be played by the same actors that played in the 1990 film. However, the director himself declined to comment.

In 2019, the premiere of the adventure thriller Blue Mauritius is expected, in which the actor will play one of the professional thieves who decided to steal a priceless stamp collection. The other thieves are played by Thomas Kretschmann, Sabrine Ouazani, Gerard Depardieu and John Rhys-Davies.

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