Christian Vadim (born 18 June 1963) is a French actor. He is the son of actress
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (, , ), is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model, and producer, considered one of the greatest European actresses. She gained recogni ...
and
film director
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Roger Vadim
Roger Vadim Plemiannikov (; 26 January 1928 – 11 February 2000) was a French screenwriter, film director and producer, as well as an author, artist and occasional actor. His best-known works are visually lavish films with erotic qualities, su ...
.
Career
He made his film debut in 1983, working with his father in the film ''
Surprise Party
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'', and appeared in
Éric Rohmer
Jean Marie Maurice Schérer or Maurice Henri Joseph Schérer, known as Éric Rohmer (; 21 March 192011 January 2010), was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and teacher.
Rohmer was the last of the post-World ...
's ''
Full Moon in Paris
''Full Moon in Paris'' (french: Les nuits de la pleine lune, lit=Full Moon Nights) is a 1984 French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. The film stars Pascale Ogier, Tchéky Karyo and Fabrice Luchini. The score is by ...
'' the following year.
In 1999, he played Bloch in ''
Time Regained'' (directed by
Raúl Ruiz), which also starred his mother
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (, , ), is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model, and producer, considered one of the greatest European actresses. She gained recogni ...
. He then worked again with Ruiz on ''
Love Torn in a Dream'' (2000), ''
Savage Souls'' (2001), ''
A Place Among the Living'' (2003), ''
That Day'' (2003) and ''
Night Across the Street
''Night Across the Street'' ( es, La noche de enfrente) is a 2012 Chilean drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, as well as at the 2012 Toronto International Film ...
'' (2012).
Filmography
*''
Surprise Party
A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature fo ...
'' (1983) - Christian Bourget
*''
College
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'' (1984) - Marco Poggi
*''
Full Moon in Paris
''Full Moon in Paris'' (french: Les nuits de la pleine lune, lit=Full Moon Nights) is a 1984 French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. The film stars Pascale Ogier, Tchéky Karyo and Fabrice Luchini. The score is by ...
'' (1984) - Bastien
*''La Punyalada'' (1990)
*' (1991) - Michel
*''El invierno en Lisboa ''(1991) - Jim Biralbo
*''Jalousie'' (1991) - Pierre
*''
Aire libre'' (1996) - Alexander von Humboldt, young
*' (1998) - Audiard
*''
Time Regained'' (1999) - Bloch
*''
Love Torn in a Dream'' (2000) - David
*''
Savage Souls'' (2001) - Le pasteur
*''La famille selon Mathieu'' (2002) - Mathieu
*''Les liaisons dangereuses'' (2003, TV movie)
*''Rien que du bonheur'' (2003) - José
*''
That Day'' (2003) - Ritter
*''Il était une fois Jean-Sébastien Bach...'' (2003, TV movie) -
Jean-Sébastien Bach
*''
A Place Among the Living'' (2003) - Ernest Ripper
*' (2004, TV movie) - Antoine Léoni
*''Un truc dans le genre'' (2005) - Pierre Antoine Le Pelletier
*''
Le crime est notre affaire
''Crime Is Our Business'' (french: Le Crime est notre affaire) is a 2008 French comedy mystery film directed by Pascal Thomas and starring Catherine Frot, André Dussollier and Claude Rich. It is based on the 1957 Agatha Christie novel '' 4.50 fr ...
'' (2008)
*' (2011)
*' (2012) - Jacky
*''
Night Across the Street
''Night Across the Street'' ( es, La noche de enfrente) is a 2012 Chilean drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, as well as at the 2012 Toronto International Film ...
'' (2012) - Jean Giono
*''
Lines of Wellington
''Lines of Wellington'' ( pt, Linhas de Wellington) is a 2012 Franco-Portuguese epic war film and television series prepared by Chilean director Raúl Ruiz and completed by his widow Valeria Sarmiento. Its title refers to the historical Lines ...
'' (2012) - Marechal Soult
*''
Valentin Valentin
''Valentin Valentin'' is a 2015 French crime mystery film directed by Pascal Thomas and starring Marilou Berry, Vincent Rottiers and Marie Gillain.
Plot
The beautiful and shy Valentin, with whom all the women fall in love, has much to do between ...
'' (2015) - Sergio
External links
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1963 births
Living people
20th-century French male actors
21st-century French male actors
French male film actors
French male stage actors
French male television actors
French people of Russian descent
Dorléac family
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