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Encyclopedia > Vincent Cassel
Vincent Cassel
Born November 23, 1966 (1966-11-23) (age 40)
Paris

Vincent Cassel (born November 23, 1966) is a French actor. is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ...

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Biography

Personal life

Cassel was born Vincent Crochon in Paris, the son of Anne Célérier, a journalist, and French actor Jean-Pierre Cassel.[1] He is married to Italian actress Monica Bellucci, with whom he has a daughter, Deva Cassel, born September 12, 2004, in Rome, Italy. His brother Matthias is a member of the French rap group Assassin. This article is about the capital of France. ... For other uses, see Journalist (disambiguation). ... Jean-Pierre Cassel is a french actor, born 1932 in Paris. ... Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (born September 30, 1964) is an Italian actress and former fashion model. ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... Assassin is a French hardcore rap group. ...


Career

His breakthrough role was in Mathieu Kassovitz's critically acclaimed film La Haine where he played a troubled youth from the decrepit outskirts of Paris. Cassel has gone on to act in a variety of films such as the moody L'Appartement, the violent Dobermann, genre-bending Le Pacte des Loups and in the highly controversial Irréversible. Mathieu Kassovitz (born 3 August 1967 in Paris) is a French director, screenwriter, occasional actor and is considered one of contemporary Frances top emerging film talents, best known for his searing Cannes-winning drama La Haine. ... La Haine (Hate) is a French black-and-white film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, released in 1995. ... LAppartement (1996) is a critically acclaimed French film starring Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, Jean-Philippe Écoffey and Romane Bohringer. ... The charismatic criminal Dobermann, who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers. ... Le Pacte Des Loups (titled Brotherhood of the Wolf in English, but literal translation The Pact Of The Wolves) is a 2001 movie directed by Christophe Gans, starring Samuel Le Bihan, Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci and Mark Dacascos, and written by Gans and Stéphane Cabel. ... Irréversible (2002, France) is a film written, directed, edited, and photographed by Gaspar Noé. It is considered to be one of the most disturbing and controversial films of 2002, due to its explicit on-camera depiction of rape and murder. ...


Cassel has also done a number of English language films, such as Ocean's Twelve and Thirteen, Derailed, Birthday Girl, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, Elizabeth and Shrek (as the voice of Monsieur Hood). in 2006, he appeared in Sheitan, in which he played a shepherd who carries out satanic rituals. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Oceans Twelve is a 2004 film that takes place after the events of the 2001 movie Oceans Eleven. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... Derailed is a 2005 American thriller/drama film based on a James Siegel novel by the same name adapted by Stuart Beattie. ... Birthday Girl is a 2001 British Film Four-backed film featuring Nicole Kidman as a Russian mail-order bride. ... The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc is a 1999 movie directed by Luc Besson. ... Elizabeth is a 1998 movie about the early reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. ... This article contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ...


Filmography

Cassel has appeared in several movies together with his wife, Monica Bellucci

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2000s

This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... Eastern Promises is a 2007 drama and feature film to be directed by David Cronenberg. ... Derailed is a 2005 American thriller/drama film based on a James Siegel novel by the same name adapted by Stuart Beattie. ... Oceans Twelve is a 2004 film that takes place after the events of the 2001 movie Oceans Eleven. ... Blueberry is a French movie adaptation of the popular European comic of Jean Giraud (better known as Moebius) and Jean-Michel Charlier. ... The Reckoning is a murder-mystery set during the medieval period. ... Irréversible (2002, France) is a film written, directed, edited, and photographed by Gaspar Noé. It is considered to be one of the most disturbing and controversial films of 2002, due to its explicit on-camera depiction of rape and murder. ... This article is about the film. ... Sur mes lèvres (English title: Read my Lips) is a 2001 film by Jacques Audiard, co-written with Tonino Benacquista. ... Birthday Girl is a 2001 British Film Four-backed film featuring Nicole Kidman as a Russian mail-order bride. ... This article contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... Le Pacte Des Loups (titled Brotherhood of the Wolf in English, but literal translation The Pact Of The Wolves) is a 2001 movie directed by Christophe Gans, starring Samuel Le Bihan, Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci and Mark Dacascos, and written by Gans and Stéphane Cabel. ... The Crimson Rivers (original French title: Les rivières pourpres) is a 2000 French police drama film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and based on the novel Red Blood Rivers by the films co-writer Jean-Christophe Grange. ...

1990s

Guest House Paradiso is a 1999 comedy slapstick movie, starring Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson, and directed by Edmondson. ... The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc is a 1999 movie directed by Luc Besson. ... Gilles de Rais Gilles de Rais (also spelled Retz) (September 10, 1404 – October 26, 1440) was a French noble, soldier, and one time brother-in-arms of Joan of Arc. ... Elizabeth is an Academy Award winning 1998 film loosely based on the early reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. ... Henry III of France (September 19, 1551 – August 2, 1589), also Henry of Poland (also called Henry of Valois, Henryk Walezy), born Alexandre-Édouard of France, was a member of the House of Valois. ... Dobermann (1997) is a French film directed by Jan Kounen and starring Vincent Cassel. ... LAppartement (1996) is a critically acclaimed French film starring Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, Jean-Philippe Écoffey and Romane Bohringer. ... For other uses of this name, see Henry James (disambiguation). ... Jefferson in Paris is a 1995 movie about the US historical figure Thomas Jefferson before he becomes US President. ... Portrait of Camille Desmoulins Lucie Simplice Camille Benoist Desmoulins (March 2, 1760 – April 5, 1794) was a French journalist and politician who played an important part in the French Revolution. ... La Haine (Hate) is a French black-and-white film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, released in 1995. ...

References

  1. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/21/obituaries/21cassel.html?ex=1334808000&en=b1a1144bb955c2e9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

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