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Julien Rassam | |
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| 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) Jean-Pierre Rassam (uncle) Dimitri Rassam (cousin) |
Julien Rassam (né Langmann) (14 June 1968 – 3 February 2002) was a French actor.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born 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.[2] 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.[3]
Career
[edit]As a child, Rassam appeared in two films directed by his father. In 1992, he played the lead role of the film Albert Souffre. That same year, he appeared in The Accompanist, for which he was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Newcomer in 1993, and he wrote and directed the short film Jour de colère. In 1994, he played a supporting role in Queen Margot.
Personal life and death
[edit]Rassam was in a relationship with actress Marion Cotillard in the late 1990s.[4] He became a paraplegic in 2000 after an accidental fall from the fourth floor of the Hôtel Raphael in Paris, three years after his mother committed suicide by jumping from a building.[3] Rassam committed suicide in 2002.[3][5][6]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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]- ↑ Brody, Richard (August 29, 2024). "One of Chantal Akerman's Best Films Is in Legal Limbo". The New Yorker. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
- ↑ "Rassam, in memoriam". liberation.fr (in French). Retrieved 2001-04-24.
- 1 2 3 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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