Julien Rassam (né Langmann) (14 June 1968 – 3 February 2002) was a French actor.
Julien Rassam | |
|---|---|
| Born | Julien Langmann 14 June 1968 |
| Died | 3 February 2002 (aged 33) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1972–2000 |
| Parent(s) | Claude Berri Anne-Marie Rassam |
| Relatives | Thomas Langmann (brother) Arlette Langmann (aunt) Dimitri Rassam (cousin) |
Biography
editBorn Julien Langmann, Rassam was the son of French film director Claude Berri and brother of film producer Thomas Langmann. His father Claude Berri is Jewish, and his mother Anne-Marie Rassam, who was born in Lebanon, is of Syrian Christian ancestry.[1] On his mother's side, he was the nephew of producer Jean-Pierre Rassam and Paul Rassam. His mother, Anne-Marie Rassam, committed suicide in 1997, jumping from the apartment of Isabelle Adjani's mother.[2]
Career
editRassam's film work included Albert Souffre, Queen Margot, and The Accompanist, for which he was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Newcomer in 1993. In 1992 he wrote and directed the short film Jour de colère.
Personal life and death
editRassam was in a relationship with actress Marion Cotillard in the late 1990s.[3] He became a paraplegic in 2000 after an accidental fall from the fourth floor of the Hôtel Raphael in Paris, just three years after his mother committed suicide by jumping from a building.[2] Rassam committed suicide in 2002.[2][4][5]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Sex-Shop | Jules | Uncredited |
| 1975 | Le Mâle du siècle | Julien | |
| 1992 | Albert Souffre | Albert | |
| 1992 | The Accompanist | Benoît Weizman | |
| 1993 | Maigret | Lecoeur | Episode: "Maigret et l'homme du banc" |
| 1993 | Jour de colère | Short, writer and director | |
| 1993 | Nulle part | ||
| 1994 | Queen Margot | Alençon | |
| 1994 | Tous les garçons et les filles de leur âge... | Paul | Episode: "Portrait d'une jeune fille de la fin des années 60 à Bruxelles" |
| 1994 | Yalla yaana | ||
| 1997 | Le Secret de Polichinelle | Julien | |
| 1998 | Le Poulpe | Le Travesti | |
| 1999 | Furia | Le résistant #1 | (final film role) |
References
edit- ^ "Rassam, in memoriam". liberation.fr (in French). Retrieved 2001-04-24.
- ^ a b c Lorrain, François-Guillaume (15 January 2009). "Claude Berri : adieu, Monsieur Cinéma". Le Point. Paris. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "MARION ET GUILLAUME: UN BÉBÉ POUR LE PRINTEMPS". Paris Match. Paris. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Julien Rassam". 14 June 1968.
- ^ "Claude Berri : Adieu, Monsieur Cinéma, actualité Cinéma : Le Point". Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
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