Vincent Cassel is an actor of French origin, who is quite in demand in Hollywood and has a very memorable appearance. Nevertheless, the public is better known for Kassel's ex-wife Monica Bellucci than Vincent himself. How did the actor’s career develop over the years and what does he do after the divorce?
Vincent Cassel: photos, early years
Vincent was born in Paris on November 23. His father was the famous French actor Jean Cassel. In addition to Vincent, the family had another child - also a boy. The Kassel brothers in their youth were addicted to hip hop.
When asked by journalists what it would be like to be the son of a celebrity, Vincent Cassel replied that he was never worried about his father’s status. On the contrary, his father's knowledge came in handy when Vincent decided to leave with his head in 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 training, Kassel Jr. realized that "the circus is not his business."
Having abandoned his studies, Vincent left for New York and began an acting career there.
Vincent Cassel: filmography. First films
Kassel starred in 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 series, as well as in the comedy Hot Chocolate.
Then there was a series of paintings unnoticed by critics until Kassel got the main role in Kassovitz’s drama “Hate”. When the director invited the Frenchman to star in a film about teenagers in the suburbs of Paris, Kassel appreciated the script of the film, but doubted that he would cope with the role of an angry Jewish guy who walks around the ghetto streets with a gun. However, Mathieu Kassowitz was adamant, and Kassel received his first starring role, for which he was awarded the Cesar Prize.
The film Irreversibility turned out to be quite scandalous, where Kassel starred with his wife Monica Bellucci. Besides the fact that his wife was raped at the very beginning of the film, the director Gaspard Noé 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 characteristic irony.
"Black Swan"
Vincent Cassel often starred in Hollywood. He was a member of the filming of “Joan of Arc” with Mila Jovovich in the title role, appeared in “The Twelve Friends of Ocean” and “Thirteen Friends of Ocean” in the role of Francois Tulur.
One of the most striking works in the actor’s career is the role of the choreographer Tom in the drama Darren Aranofsky's “Black Swan”. The film received an Oscar, and Kassel only strengthened its position in world cinema. According to the plot, he is a cruel and demanding director who planned to stage the Black Swan on the stage. Without a shadow of regret, he dismisses all the pretenders and opts for the shy Nina. Nina is wonderful at playing the white swan, but the parties of the black swan look inexpressive. Then Toma uses the whole set of psychological tricks to “pull” the necessary emotions from the girl. Nina brilliantly dances at the premiere, but after that she goes crazy with psychological stress.
"The beauty and the Beast"
Vincent Cassel, whose filmography consists of rather diverse paintings, in 2014 starred in the fantasy film Beauty and the Beast. 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 so hard on the negative way entrusted to him so that he looks even more attractive than a good character.
In the new production of Beauty and the Beast, the role of Belle went to Leia Seydoux, another famous French actress. The director of the tale was Christoph Gahn, who also shot Silent Hill and The Book of the Dead.
In addition to Seydoux and Kassel, Andre Dussolier (Amelie), Eduardo Noriega (Trans-Siberian Express) and Yvonne Catterfeld were also involved in the tale.
Personal life
Vincent Cassel, whose personal life certainly worries the public, was married only once - to an actress of Italian descent Monica Bellucci. In 2004, their first daughter was born, and in 2010, their second. The couple together survived thirteen years, but then broke up.
Vincent admits that when he first saw Monica, he could not help falling 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 a married couple met more than once: "Irreversibility", "Brotherhood of the Wolf" and so on.
It was a strange marriage: it was hard to understand what keeps these two together. According to Kassel, Monica and he had different friends, they often lived in different countries, their tastes did not match either. It turns out that the actors just wanted to live together, and when interest in each other disappeared - they parted. Now, Monica is in no hurry to get herself a new boyfriend, and Kassel is still left alone.