18 years have passed since the actress Marie Trintignant died under the blows of her companion. She has become the face of domestic violence. Discover the story of Marie Trintignant.
According to statistics, a woman is killed by her companion every 2 days. It is a real tragedy that many women still experience today.
Among the women who have undergone this disastrous fate, there is the actress Marie Trintignant. She had succumbed to her lover’s caning. Her pretty smile and her angelic gaze were gone forever.
The actress Marie Trintignant | photo: Getty Images
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EXACERBATE JEALOUSY
A piece of news deeply shocked the public during the summer of 2003. At the time, Marie Trintignant was in love with the leader of the rock group, Noir Désir. Both passionately lived their relationship. The couple had decided to spend the summer vacation in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The rocker and the actress had met a year earlier during a party. The two lovebirds had sent each other fiery messages for several months. The rocker ended up divorcing his wife, Kristina Rady.
For her part, Marie Trintignant had also separated from her son’s father, Samuel Benchetrit. Between the two lovers, it was fusional love. They couldn’t spend time without each other.
Both manifested an irrational jealousy for the other’s past. Indeed, at the age of 40, each of them had a busy past. The singer had two children and the actress had 4.
The actress Marie Trintignant | photo: Getty Images
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During the spring of 2003, Marie Trintignant went to Lithuania to shoot a TV movie about Colette. Bertrand Cantat decided to accompany him. This is where the drama arose.
Everything started from a message the actress sent to Samuel Benchetrit. The actress had read the contents of the message to her lover, but she had failed to read the end of the message. An end that the singer discovered a few moments later.
During the rest of the evening, Bertrand Cantat harassed the actress by questioning her about her relationship with director Samuel Benchetrit. But the actress refused to give vent to her jealousy.
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
The harassment to which Bertrand Cantat had subjected his partner had lasted all evening. So much so that in the early morning, while the actress was in the bathroom, Bertrand Cantat had committed the irreparable.
With his right hand he had struck four slaps to the actress. He didn’t stop there. Indeed, there were 15 other blows. Under this avalanche of blows, Marie Trintignant had lost consciousness, her face severely swollen.
The actress Marie Trintignant | photo: Getty Images
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Her companion had carried her into the bedroom, and put her to bed, not without wiping the bloody face of the actress. Subsequently, he called Samuel Benchetrit, completely panicked.
The latter had asked Bertrand Cantat to go and check if the forty-something was okay. Despite the calls, the actress did not wake up. It was then that Samuel Benchetrit advised his companion to call Vincent Trintignant, the actress’ brother.
He went as quickly as possible to his sister’s residence. From there he called for help, but it was already too late, the actress had plunged into a coma. Three days later, she succumbed to cerebral edema.
Arrested and convicted, Bertrand Cantat will be sentenced to 8 years in prison. A sentence that some consider light, but which is due to the fact that the singer’s entourage, including his ex-wife, Kristina Rady, had claimed that this was the first time he was violent.
The actress Marie Trintignant | photo: Getty Images
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Of the eight years of conviction, Bertrand Cantat will only make 4. He was released on July 29, 2010, following his admirable behavior. Since then, Mary has become a myth, the symbol of all women who have died under the blows of those who are supposed to protect them.
THE PROGENITURE OF FRANÇOIS CLUZET
Among the men who frequented Marie Trintignant, there was François Cluzet. The actor who doesn’t like to dwell on his private life has 4 children. Zoom on the children by François Cluzet.
François Cluzet: who are his four children? https://t.co/Wk9XQhBR1G pic.twitter.com/yTGTRqUprb
– Ciné-Loisirs (@cineloisirs) October 19, 2020
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