Béatrice Dalle Explained

Béatrice Dalle
Birth Date:19 December 1964
Birthname:Béatrice Cabarrou
Birth Place:Brest, Brittany, France
Yearsactive:1986–present
Occupation:Actress
Partner:Alessandro Gassmann
(19??–1998)
Spouse:

    Béatrice Dalle (born 19 December 1964) is a French actress and model. She has appeared in over fifty films[1] and is best known internationally for her debut role in the 1986 film 37°2 le matin. Dalle has a reputation for being rebellious, and is famous for the gap between her front teeth.[2]

    Biography

    Dalle was born in Brest, Finistère, France, as Béatrice Cabarrou.[3] [4] She grew up in Le Mans with her mother, father, and an older sister. At age 15, Dalle ran away from home to live in Paris.[5] In 1985, she married the painter Jean-François Dalle, whom she divorced in 1988.[6] In 2005, Dalle married an inmate she met while acting in a short film that was being shot in a prison. They divorced in 2015.[7]

    Career

    Dalle was working as a model when she met filmmaker Jean-Jacques Beineix. Beineix cast her in the lead role of the 1986 film 37°2 le matin (released in the UK and USA as Betty Blue) which received BAFTA and Oscar nominations for Best Foreign Language Film, and made a star of Dalle.

    She went on to appear in a series of major roles in French films, including the 1989 film Chimère, which was entered into the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.[8]

    She featured in the 1987 music video for Buster Poindexter's version of "Oh Me Oh My (I'm fool for you Baby)" and in the 1991 music video for "Move to Memphis" by Norwegian band a-ha.

    She starred in Jim Jarmusch's Night on Earth in 1991. In 1997, she was cast in The Blackout, her first film made in the United States.

    In 2001, Dalle appeared in the controversial film Trouble Every Day, in which she played a vampire. She starred in the 2007 film À l'intérieur, in which she played a cruel psychopath stalking a pregnant woman.

    In 1988, Dalle was interviewed by Clive James in "Postcard from Paris" where she said she was tired of Paris and wanted to move to New York.[9]

    Controversies

    Dalle has been arrested on several occasions for shoplifting, drug possession and assault. In January 2005, while making a film about prison life in Brest, Dalle met Guenaël Meziani, serving a 12-year prison sentence for assaulting and raping his ex-girlfriend. She married him after 24 one-hour visits, and spoke on his behalf at hearings for his early release.[10] [11] According to a 2015 profile of Dalle, she said the marriage was "a complete disaster" once Meziani was released from prison, and their divorce was apparently finalised in July 2014.[12]

    Interviewed on the French TV programme Divan in 2016, Dalle stated that when she used to work in a morgue with her friends, they sold body parts of corpses, and while on acid, they ate a dead man's ear.[13] [14]

    Filmography

    YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
    1986Betty BlueBettyJean-Jacques BeineixNominated - César Award for Best Actress
    On a volé Charlie Spencer !The StarFrancis Huster
    1988The Witches' SabbathMaddalenaMarco Bellocchio
    1989ChimèreAliceClaire Devers
    Les bois noirsVioletteJacques Deray
    1990A Woman's RevengeSuzyJacques Doillon
    1991Night on EarthBlind WomanJim Jarmusch
    1992La Belle HistoireOdonaClaude Lelouch
    La Fille de l'airBrigitteMaroun Bagdadi
    1994I Can't SleepMonaClaire Denis
    À la folieElsaDiane Kurys
    1996Clubbed to DeathSaidaYolande Zauberman
    DésiréMadeleineBernard Murat
    1997The BlackoutAnnieAbel Ferrara
    Al límiteElenaEduardo Campoy
    1999ToniMariePhilomène Esposito
    2000La vérité vraieCathyFabrice CazeneuveTV movie
    2001Trouble Every DayCoréClaire Denis (2)
    H StoryThe ActressNobuhiro Suwa
    2002Seventeen Times Cecile CassardCécile CassardChristophe Honoré
    TatlaTol
    Les oreilles sur le dosMonicaXavier DurringerTV movie
    2003Time of the WolfLise BrandtMichael Haneke
    VendettaAliceRichard AujardShort
    2004CleanElenaOlivier Assayas
    The Gate of SunCatherineYousry Nasrallah
    The IntruderQueen of the northClaire Denis (3)
    ProcessThe ActressC.S. Leigh
    2005Dans tes rêvesAvaDenis Thybaud
    2006Tête d'orThe PrincessGilles Blanchard
    2007InsideThe WomanJulien Maury and Alexandre BustilloFangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actress
    Fright Meter Award for Best Supporting Actress
    TruandsBéatriceFrédéric Schoendoerffer
    2008Les bureaux de DieuMilenaClaire Simon
    New WaveAnnaGaël MorelTV movie
    2009DomainNadiaPatric Chiha
    2010De l'encreMathildeEkoué & HaméTV movie
    2011LividLucie's motherJulien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo (2)
    Notre ParadisAnnaGaël Morel (2)
    Jimmy RivièreGinaTeddy Lussi-Modeste
    2012Bye Bye BlondieGloria
    L'étoile du jourZohraSophie Blondy
    PunkTeresaJean-Stéphane SauvaireTV movie
    2013Le renard jauneBéatriceJean-Pierre Mocky
    My SistersMildredLars Kraume
    You and the NightThe CommissionerYann Gonzalez
    Myster Mocky présenteHenrietteJean-Pierre Mocky (2) TV series (1 Episode)
    2014Among the LivingJeanne FaucheurJulien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo (3)
    ABCs of Death 2The GrandmotherJulien Maury (4)
    RosennYvan Le Moine
    2015MalaterraSuzanne LeroyJean-Xavier de Lestrade & Laurent HerbietTV Mini-Series
    2017Chacun sa vie et son intime convictionClaude Lelouch (2)
    2018The Happy PrinceCafé ManagerRupert Everett
    2019Lux ÆternaBéatrice DalleGaspar Noé
    2023The Beast in the JungleThe PhysiognomistPatric Chiha

    Theatre

    YearTitleAuthorDirector
    2014Lucrèce BorgiaVictor HugoDavid Bobée
    2019Elephant ManBernard PomeranceDavid Bobée

    Further reading

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 2017-10-13 . Beatrice Dalle: A starlet with courage . 2024-04-06 . EgyptToday.
    2. Web site: 2019-05-20 . At 54, Béatrice Dalle Is France’s Biggest Red Carpet Rebel . 2024-04-06 . Vogue . en-US.
    3. Web site: AGUILAR George. Lesgensducinema.com\accessdate=8 December 2018.
    4. There are conflicting references to Dalle's birthplace. The majority of sources state she was born in Brest, Finistère. However, there are also a number of sources that state she was born in Le Mans, Sarthe.
    5. Web site: 2015-02-27 . Béatrice Dalle is the ultimate femme fatale . 2024-04-06 . British GQ . en-GB.
    6. Web site: Béatrice Dalle. 2023-09-10. premiere.fr. 19 December 1964 . fr.
    7. Web site: 2005-04-12 . Actress Dalle tells of her joy after wedding in prison . 2024-04-07 . The Telegraph . en.
    8. Web site: Festival de Cannes: Chimère . 2009-08-01 . festival-cannes.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307234312/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/222/year/1989.html . 2012-03-07 .
    9. Web site: 1988 . Clive James - Postcard from Paris . 15 Feb 2023 . youtube.com.
    10. https://web.archive.org/web/20080610184537/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/women-who-have-killer-instincts-488315.html "Women who have killer instincts
    11. Colin Randall, "Actress Defends Rape Suspect" The Daily Telegraph, December 14, 2005
    12. Web site: Béatrice Dalle is the ultimate femme fatale. Robert. Chalmers. British GQ. 27 February 2015 . 8 December 2018.
    13. News: French actress Béatrice Dalle reveals she once ate a dead man's ear. The Independent. Olivia Blair. February 6, 2016.
    14. Web site: 2018-06-06. Betty Blue's Béatrice Dalle: 'I love Christ because he invented bondage'. 2021-12-24. the Guardian. en.