Jean-Louis Trintignant

Birthday: 11 December 1930, Piolenc, Vaucluse, France

Height: 172 cm

Born 1930 in Piolenc in south France as son of a wealthy industrialist. Studied law in Aix-en-Provence. Started theatrical acting in 1950, but was regarded untalented at first, until Roger Vadim discovered him for the movies. When the press stalked him 1956 because of rumors of an affair with Brigitte Bardot his partner in Et Dieu... créa la femme (1956), he fled into the army. Ten years later he had his first big success with Un homme et une femme (1966). Since then he has starred in more than 100 movies, with a special talent for the dark characters like murderers or jealous husbands. Today he prefers theater to movies. Show less «

[on Costa-Gavras] Costa-Gavras is more the classic director of the American cinema of John Ford and ...Show more »

[on Costa-Gavras] Costa-Gavras is more the classic director of the American cinema of John Ford and those people. His films are a little linear, didactic for a character who is so complex and ambiguous. I love him! We all do, we all call him -- Nadine, myself -- when we're cutting. He can take any film and find ten more minutes to cut. Show less «

[on Gina Lollobrigida] The only leading lady who displeased me. It's wicked to say this now she's a ...Show more »

[on Gina Lollobrigida] The only leading lady who displeased me. It's wicked to say this now she's a retired old lady, but we had a completely different conception of things: between each shot she called for her hairdresser and make-up man. It was very painful to work under those conditions. And then, she was a little stupid: she understood nothing of what she was doing and completely embarrassed the director. Show less «

[on Anouk Aimée] No actress either, like Brigitte Bardot, but extraordinary -- the way Gary Cooper ...Show more »

[on Anouk Aimée] No actress either, like Brigitte Bardot, but extraordinary -- the way Gary Cooper was extraordinary. Show less «

The best actors in the world are those who feel the most and show the least.

[on his role in Il grande silenzio (1968)] I play the part of a mute. The audience won't realize it ...Show more »

[on his role in Il grande silenzio (1968)] I play the part of a mute. The audience won't realize it because during the first two-thirds of the film, there's no reason for him to speak. I like it because in most Westerns, they talk too much and say nothing. Show less «

[on Marcello Mastroianni] Mastroianni fascinates me; there are few people who are more intelligent t...Show more »

[on Marcello Mastroianni] Mastroianni fascinates me; there are few people who are more intelligent than they wish to appear. That's Marcello exactly! Show less «

[on Catherine Deneuve] At the beginning, not an extraordinary actress. But she has become a formidab...Show more »

[on Catherine Deneuve] At the beginning, not an extraordinary actress. But she has become a formidable one, subtle, full of nuance, sensitive, intelligent. I love working with her. Show less «

Jean-Louis Trintignant

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