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 disco ...Show More

[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. Hide

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

[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. Hide

[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. Hide

[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! Hide

[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. Hide

[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. Hide

Jean-Louis Trintignant's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (35)

Amour

Regarde les hommes tomber

The Great Silence (Il grande silenzio) [Sub: Eng]

L`agression [Audio: French]

Passione d`amore [Audio: Italian]

Un héros très discret

Under Fire

La donna della domenica

Malevil

Three Colors: Red (Trois couleurs: Rouge)

Hustle

Is Paris Burning? (Paris brûle-t-il?)

I Am What I Am (Col cuore in gola)

The City of Lost Children

Il Sorpasso

Merveilleuse Angélique

Z [Sub: Eng]

Così dolce... così perversa

Flic Story

Stranger Than Fiction

The Conformist

Deep Water (Eaux profondes)

...And God Created Woman

Immortel

Austerlitz (1960)

Rendez-vous

Jean-Louis Trintignant'S roles

Marcello Clerici