Vincent Cassel. The story of a Frenchman who conquered one of the most beautiful women in the world - Monica Bellucci

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Vincent Cassel – is an actor of French origin who is quite in demand in Hollywood and has a very memorable appearance. Nevertheless, the public knows more about Cassel's ex-wife Monica Bellucci than Vincent himself. How has the actor's career evolved over the years and what does he do after the divorce?

Vincent Cassel: photo, early years

Vincent was born in Paris on November 23rd. His father was the famous French actor Jean Cassel. In addition to Vincent, there was another child in the family - also a boy. The Cassel brothers were fond of hip-hop in their youth.

When journalists asked what it was like to be the son of a celebrity, Vincent Cassel replied that he never cared about his father's status. On the contrary, his father's knowledge was useful to him when Vincent decided to go headlong into the acting profession.

However, the young man did not immediately get on the set. He lived in a good area of Paris, went to the best school. And then he decided to enter the circus school. But after a year of study Kassel-the youngest realized that “the circus is not his business.”

After dropping out of school, Vincent went to New York and began his acting career there.

Vincent Cassel: filmography. First films

Kassel made his first film in 1991. He was already 25 years old. Then Vincent Cassel got a small role in the French film "Keys to Paradise".

A year later, Kassel appeared in the American TV series, as well as in the comedy Hot Chocolate.

Then there were a number of critically unnoticed pictures until Kassel landed the lead role in Kassovitz's drama Hate. When the director invited the Frenchman to star in a film about teenagers in the suburbs of Paris, Cassel appreciated the script of the film, but doubted that he could cope with the role of an angry Jewish boy who walks the streets of the ghetto with a gun. However, Mathieu Kassovitz was adamant, and Kassel received his first starring role, for which he was awarded the Cesar Award.

The film "Irreversible" turned out to be rather scandalous, where Kassel starred with his wife, Monica Belucci. In addition to the fact that his wife was raped at the very beginning of the film, director Gaspar Noe also asked the couple in the frame to have real sex. However, Kassel does not see anything strange in this and speaks of filming in the film with his usual irony.

Black Swan

Vincent Cassel is often filmed in Hollywood. He was a member of the filming of "Joan of Arc" with Milla Jovovich in the title role, appeared in "Ocean's Twelve" and "Ocean's Thirteen" asFrançois Toulura.

One of the brightest works in the actor's career can be called the role of choreographer Tom in Daren Aranofsky's drama "Black Swan". The film received an Oscar, and Kassel only strengthened his position in world cinema. According to the plot, he is a cruel and demanding director who planned to put the Black Swan on stage. Without a shadow of regret, he dismisses all applicants and opts for the shy Nina. Nina is great at playing the white swan, but the parts of the black swan look inexpressive. Then Toma uses the whole set of psychological tricks to “pull out” the necessary emotions from the girl. Nina dances brilliantly at the premiere, but after that she goes crazy from psychological stress.

Beauty and the Beast

Vincent Cassel, whose filmography consists of rather diverse films, starred in the fantasy film Beauty and the Beast in 2014. Of course, he again got the role of the villain (the Beast). Kassel is no longer surprised that in Hollywood he is offered to play only negative characters. Vincent admits in an interview that he is trying to work on the negative image entrusted to him so that he looks even more attractive than the positive hero.

In the new production of "Beauty and the Beast", the role of Belle went to Leah Seydoux, another famous French actress. The fairy tale was directed by Christophe Hahn, who also directed Silent Hill and The Book of the Dead.

In addition to Seydou and Kassel, Andre was also involved in the fairy taleDussolier ("Amelie"), Eduardo Noriega ("Trans-Siberian Express") and Yvonne Catterfeld.

Private life

Vincent Cassel, whose personal life, of course, worries the public, was married only once - to an actress of Italian origin Monica Belucci. In 2004, their first daughter was born, and in 2010, their second. The couple stood together for thirteen years, but then broke up.

Vincent admits that when he saw Monica for the first time, he could not help but fall in love with her. She reminded him of the heroines of the cult films of Federico Fellini. After the wedding, the couple did not sit still: the stars lived in Italy, then in France, then in Rio de Janeiro. However, there were times when Vincent and Monica existed separately from each other. But on the set, the couple met more than once: "Irreversibility", "Brotherhood of the Wolf" and so on.

It was a strange marriage: it was difficult to understand what keeps these two together. According to Kassel, Monica and he had different friends, they often lived in different countries, and their tastes also did not match. It turns out that the actors just wanted to live together, and when interest in each other disappeared, they broke up. Now Monica is in no hurry to get herself a new boyfriend, and Kassel is still alone.