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Jalil Lespert

Jalil Lespert
Lespert in Nominee Luncheon for the 2015 César Awards
Born (1976-05-11) 11 May 1976 (age 48)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Film director, actor, screenwriter
Years active1995–present

Jalil Lespert (born 11 May 1976) is a French actor, screenwriter and director. He has been described as "one of the best actors of his generation."[1]

Early life and education

Lespert was born in Paris to a pied-noir father, actor Jean Lespert, and a Kabyle Algerian mother,[2] who is an attorney and a jurist, Lespert initially studied law to please his mother.

Career

Lespert made his film debut in 1995, in Laurent Cantet's film Jeux de plage, alongside his father.[3] His first major role came in 1999, in Jacques Maillot's film Our Happy Lives. The following year, he appeared in another Cantet film, Human Resources, which earned him a César Award for Most Promising Actor in 2001.[4]

Jalil Lespert at the 2000 César Awards ceremony

Lespert's career took off and he appeared in several films, playing a wide range of characters, such as a sensual gardener in Sade,[5] a body builder addict in Vivre me tue,[1] a boxer in Virgil,[6] an pretentious artist in Alain Resnais's Not on the Lips,[7] and a journalist in Robert Guédiguian's The Last Mitterrand.

Lespert directed his first film in 2007, 24 mesures, featuring Benoît Magimel and Sami Bouajila.[8] His second feature as director, Headwinds (2011), featured Magimel alongside Audrey Tautou and Isabelle Carré.[9]

In 2010, he appeared in French television series Pigalle, la nuit.[10]

Personal life

In 2009, Lespert married Sonia Rolland, a former Miss France. The couple had one child named Kahina (born 2010), and separated in 2018.[11] He also has two other children, Jena and Aliosha, from a previous relationship.[12]

Selected filmography

As actor

As director and writer

Awards and accolades

References

  1. ^ a b c "Vivre me tue - Les Inrocks". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. ^ "JALIL LESPERT – "Le réalisateur doit s'effacer derrière l'histoire !"". lepetitjournal.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ^ Média, Prisma (24 March 2023). "Jalil Lespert - La biographie de Jalil Lespert avec Gala.fr". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "That's a wrap for Jalil Lespert's Iris". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b "FILM REVIEW; The Marquis de Sade in a More Complex Guise (Published 2002)". 26 April 2002. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  6. ^ "«Virgil», joli coup de fougue". Libération (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  7. ^ Russell, Jamie (21 April 2004). "Pas Sur La Bouche! (2004)". BBC. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  8. ^ a b Weissberg, Jay (2 September 2007). "24 Bars". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  9. ^ a b Gray, Victoria (6 November 2012). "Headwinds". Time Out Worldwide. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  10. ^ "" Pigalle, la nuit "". LEFIGARO (in French). 2 January 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  11. ^ Média, Prisma (11 February 2023). "Sonia Rolland : pourquoi s'est-elle séparée de Jalil Lespert ? - Gala". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Jalil Lespert et Sonia Rolland, la rupture". parismatch.com (in French). 26 October 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Les Sanguinaires - Les Inrocks". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Human Resources". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  15. ^ ""Inch Allah dimanche" : La grande douleur de l'arrivée". Le Monde.fr (in French). 4 December 2001. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Bêta «Ciao»". Libération (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  17. ^ ""Albert est méchant» «Les Amateurs"". Libération (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  18. ^ Kehr, Dave (22 March 2005). "New DVD's (Published 2005)". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  19. ^ "L'ENNEMI NATUREL - Les Inrocks". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  20. ^ Dargis, Manohla (8 September 2006). "A Cop Confronts Some Hard Cases, Including His Own Boss". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  21. ^ "The Last Mitterrand (Le Promeneur du Champ de Mars)". The Guardian. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  22. ^ "Guédiguian s'aventure de l'autre côté du mont Ararat - Le Temps" (in French). 28 June 2006. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  23. ^ Nicoud, Anabelle (2 August 2008). "24 mesures/Jalil Lespert : tout pour le cinéma". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  24. ^ "Lignes de front : dans l'enfer du génocide rwandais". Afrik (in French). 31 March 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  25. ^ "« De guerre lasse » : Jalil Lespert, soldat perdu ***". Le Parisien (in French). 7 May 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  26. ^ a b Hoeij, Boyd van (16 November 2016). "'Iris': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  27. ^ Debruge, Peter (22 January 2023). "'Infinity Pool' Review: How Many Alexander Skarsgård Clones Does It Take to Screw Up Your Vacation Plans?". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  28. ^ "Yves Saint Laurent: Fashion on film". BBC News. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  29. ^ a b "Qui est Jalil Lespert, le nouvel homme de Læticia Hallyday ?". sudinfo.be avec Ciné-Télé-Revue (in French). 30 October 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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