Film sets, meeting places for lovers? Here are 10 actor couples who formed during the making of a film. Because from fiction to reality, there is sometimes only one step…
Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet
It was in 2002, on the set of the film “Jeux d’Enfants” (2003), that Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet shared a film set for the first time. If they play a couple playing cat and mouse for several years, the actress of “La Môme” then maintains a relationship with Julien Rassam, son of Claude Berri, while the director of “Petits mouchoirs” is him married to Diane Kruger. It was only in 2007 that the star couple made their relationship official. This was followed by the birth of two children, Marcel in 2011 then Louise in 2017.
Alexandra Lamy and Jean Dujardin
They have been the darlings of the French for years. Alexandra Lamy and Jean Dujardin meet during the casting of the cult series “A guy, a girl”. After a first failed attempt, the interpreter of Chouchou decides to return there the next day, where she gives the answer to Jean Dujardin. The feeling immediately passes between the two actors, so much so that the two lovebirds decide to separate from their respective partners, Thomas Jouannet and Gaëlle Demars, to live out their romance in broad daylight. If they separate in 2013 after 10 years of relationship, they will remain an emblematic couple of the small screen.
Elodie Fontan and Philippe Lacheau
They form a duo which has established itself in the French cinematographic landscape with several comedies to millions of spectators. If Elodie Fontan and Philippe Lacheau have played opposite each other many times in films like “Super-heroes Despite Him” or “Alibi.com”, it is on the set of “Babysitting 2” (2015), sequel to the first part successful, that their understanding goes beyond simple professional collaboration. Now inseparable, the couple welcomed their first child, a son named Raphaël, born in 2019.
leila bekhti and tahar rahim
They form one of the most glamorous but also discreet couples in French cinema. Leila Bekhti and Tahar Rahim meet on the set of the film “Un Prophète” (2008) by Jacques Audiard. If the Franco-Algerian actor obtains the main role in this drama, the Caesarized actress plays a secondary role. But that doesn’t stop the magic from happening, and if they want to keep a distance on set, they say yes two years later. From this union three children will be born, the last of which in 2021.
charlotte gainsbourg and yvan attal
To live happily, let’s live hidden. For more than thirty years, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Yvan Attal have been a couple on stage and in town. It is on the set of the film “In the eyes of the world” (1991) that the actor and the daughter of Serge Gainsbourg met. Since then, the two actors have never left each other’s side and regularly collaborate in the cinema, as in “My wife is an actress”, or “They married and had many children”. Evocative titles, since from their romance were born Ben, also an actor, Alice and Jo.
Berenice Bejo and Michel Hazanavicius
He is a director, she is an actress. He directed her on the set of “The Artist”, she won the César for best actress. Before collaborating together on several occasions, Bérénice Bejo and Michel Hazanavicius met on the set of the film “ OSS 117: Cairo – nest of spies” (2006). If at the time of casting, she was convinced that she was not of interest to the director, he later claimed not to have watched her in order to listen to her better. From there begins a love story which does not seem to run out of steam, since it will give birth to two children.
sabrina ouazani and franck gastambide
They met on the set of the film “Pattaya” in 2015. In this comedy, written and directed by Franck Gastambide, Sabrina Ouazani plays… his ex. But that doesn’t stop the two partners from falling under each other’s spell. They formalized their relationship on the occasion of the release of the film “Taxi 5” (2018), then not hesitating to declare their love for each other through the media. But in 2023 the fire goes out between the actors, and Sabrina Ouazani will talk about a “painful breakup”.
virginie efira and niels schneider
A Love story that you would think came straight out of a romantic comedy. Virginie Efira and Niels Schneider meet on set from the film “An Impossible Love” (2017). If in front of the camera, they play lovers, they quickly became just as accomplices off the set.
But at the start, Niels Schneider, ten years younger than the actress from “Twenty Years Gap”, admits to having been intimidated by the actress. And for good reason, he is convinced that he has finally found his soul mate. “I was certain that we were going to experience a story,” he confided. They have since formed a close-knit couple, young parents of a little boy named Hiro, born last year.
Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel
They play an ardent couple on screen in “The Passion of Dodin Bouffant” which was released in theaters last year. But many forget that Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel fell in love with each other after meeting on the set of the film “Children of the Century” in 1999. The same year, the couple gave birth to a little girl, named Hannah. A way to stay united for life, even if they separate four years later.
Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel
They lived a love story that made the French dream for more than fifteen years. Monica Bellucci, the embodiment of Italian charm, and the irresistible Vincent Cassel, experience true love at first sight on the set of “The Apartment” (1996), where love truly invites itself into the adventure. Three years later, the two actors married, then gave birth to two daughters, Deva and Léonie. The Franco-Italian couple surprised in 2013 by announcing their breakup, but nevertheless remained on good terms for the sake of their offspring.
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