GASPARD ULLIEL. The funeral of Gaspard Ulliel took place in sobriety and emotion this Thursday, January 27, 2022. Relive the tribute to the French actor paid by French cinema.
[Mis à jour le 28 janvier 2022 à 12h19] Families, friends and stars of French cinema gathered this Thursday, January 27, 2022 for the funeral of Gaspard Ulliel. A sober and emotional tribute was first paid to him at the end of the morning, during a ceremony in the Saint-Eustache church (Paris), before the relatives met in the strictest intimacy to bury the actor in the Père-Lachaise cemetery. The sudden disappearance of Gaspard Ulliel moved all those close to him. This is why the funeral was very emotional, as Le Parisien relates: a coffin bearer broke down in tears, while the actor’s friends promised his young son, Orso, that they would be there to protect him now that his father is gone.
The release of Gaspard Ulliel’s coffin was greeted with applause from the guests. Gaëlle Pietri, the last companion of the actor, was present with her son for this last moment of public meditation. Among the wreaths laid were that of the Cassel family, whose daughter Cécile Cassel had had a relationship with Gaspard Ulliel, and Vincent Cassel having played alongside him in Only the end of the world, one of his last great roles.
Several stars of the young generation of French cinema made the trip for the funeral of Gaspard Ulliel this Thursday, January 27, 2022, in the Saint-Eustache church in Paris: Jérémie Rénier, a great friend of the actor, but also the actors Alex Lutz, Louis Garrel, Mélanie Thierry, Vincent Cassel, Denis Menochet yes again Léa Seydoux. Catherine Deneuve also made the trip. The sudden disappearance of Gaspard Ulliel, who was promised a brilliant second part of his career, deeply shocked the profession. Below, relive the funeral in pictures.
Gaspard Ulliel died on January 19, 2022, at the age of 37. The French actor, twice Caesarized, had been involved in a skiing accident the day before at the La Rosière resort in Savoie. The actor collided with another skier at the crossroads of two blue slopes (therefore considered easy), and suffered from a serious head trauma. He died of his injuries the day after the accident. The actor leaves behind his partner, Gaëlle Pietri, and their 6-year-old son named Orso.
On January 18, 2022, around 4 p.m., Gaspard Ulliel was the victim of a skiing accident in the Rosière area, in Savoie, where he was on family vacation. The weather conditions were good and suitable for skiing. The actor is said to have collided with another skier at the intersection of two blue runs, as he branched off to the left, presumably to join friends. The collision would have been not very violent according to France Bleu Savoie, but the head of the actor would have touched the ground. Gaspard Ulliel was not wearing a helmet, but the Albertville prosecutor, Anne Gaches, clarified that, according to her, “this would not necessarily have changed” the outcome of the drama. The actor was found unconscious at the scene by rescuers. According to AFP, which quotes the gendarmerie, the vital prognosis of the actor was engaged when he was transported by helicopter to the Grenoble University Hospital.
Gaspard Ulliel died the next day, Wednesday January 19, 2022, from his injuries. He was 37 years old. The actor Caesarized twice suffered from a major traumatic brain injury. An investigation has been opened by the Albertville prosecutor’s office. The other skier involved in the fall, a Lithuanian in his 40s, was not hospitalized and escaped unscathed. He was questioned by the CRS Alpes, in charge of the investigation. The day after the tragic death of the actor, the prosecutor of the Republic of Albertville Anne Gaches evoked certain elements of the investigation in progress with the Dauphiné Libéré. “The two skiers were riding side by side and collided. For the moment, it is difficult to say whether it was the shock or the fall that led to Mr. Ulliel’s death”. No responsibility should be engaged against either of the two skiers involved in the tragic accident, and the investigation should be closed without further action. “In view of the first elements, it was not noted excessive speed, inappropriate behavior or fault of one of the two skiers.” No autopsy should be performed on the body of Gaspard Ulliel.
Gaspard Ulliel was an actor and model born November 25, 1984 in Boulogne-Billancourt and died January 19, 2022. He was twice Caesarized: he first received the César for best male hope in 2005 for his performance in “Un long engagement Sunday”. In 2017, he was awarded the best actor prize for his performance in “Just the end of the world”. He is also known for having played in “Saint Laurent”, “Jacquou le Croquant” or “La Princesse de Montpensier”.
Gaspard Ulliel was born on November 25, 1984. His mother is a stylist and his father a designer. He began his career as an actor very early, when he was only 12 years old, playing in the TV movie “A Woman in White”. It is however to the realization that the young man is destined who pursues a university course in this direction. However, he continued to shoot and obtained a small role in “Le pacte des loups” by Christophe Gans in 2001. It was Michel Blanc who revealed it the following year by having him play a teenager in full discovery of life in “Kiss Whoever You Want”.
Gaspard Ulliel began his career as an actor in college by playing in the TV movie “A woman in white”. It is however to the realization that the young man is destined who pursues a university course in this direction. However, he continued to shoot and obtained a small role in “Le pacte des loups” by Christophe Gans in 2001. It was Michel Blanc who revealed it the following year by having him play a teenager in full discovery of life in “Kiss Whoever You Want”.
After a brief resumption of his studies, he was asked by André Téchiné to play alongside Emmanuelle Béart in “Les Égarés”. His performance earned him a César nomination in 2004 in the best male hopeful category. César that he finally won in 2005 for the film “A long engagement Sunday” by Jean-Pierre Jeunet in which he plays the fiancé of Audrey Tautou. Gaspard Ulliel becomes a leading actor. The same year, he appeared in “Jacquou le croquant” where he played the eponymous character.
In 2007, his career took on an international dimension with his incarnation of Hannibal Lecter in the section which recounts the youth of the famous serial killer. “Hannibal Lecter: The Origins of Evil”. He testified to his cinematographic eclecticism by playing the role of Henri de Guise in “La Princesse de Montpensier” in which he shared the poster with Mélanie Thierry in 2010. After his remarkable roles in “Saint Laurent” (2014) and “Juste the end of the world” (2017), Gaspard Ulliel appears in “Eva” (2017) then “Sibyl” (2019) by Justine Triet. He plays one of the secondary roles in the Marvel series “Moon Knight”, broadcast on Disney + in 2022.
In 2014, Gaspard Ulliel won the role of the famous couturier in “Saint Laurent”, directed by Bertrand Bonello. In C à vous, the year of the film’s release, the actor explains that he had to take into account “a certain number of constraints”: “the direction we chose was to move away from all mimicry, or the idea of reproducing anything. The idea was to go into appropriation, even sometimes quasi-evocation”. This biopic is the second devoted to Yves Saint Laurent to be released in cinemas that year. In the second version, Pierre Niney embodies the great French couturier. The two actors are nominated for the César for best actor, but it is Pierre Niney who wins the award.
Gaspard Ulliel won his first César, that of the best hope, in 2005 for his role in “A long engagement Sunday”. In 2016, Gaspard Ulliel landed the leading role in “Just the end of the world”, a feature film by Xavier Dolan. He embodies a writer, back in his family after twelve years of absence, to announce to his loved ones his upcoming death. This role allows him to win his second César, that of the best actor, the following year.
Alongside his acting career, Gaspard Ulliel also works as a model for advertisements. In particular, he filmed in 2010 for the spot for Chanel’s “Bleu” perfume, under the direction of American director Martin Scorsese. He also participated in an advertising campaign for Longchamp bags alongside Kate Moss. Below, find Chanel’s “Bleu” ad featuring Gaspard Ulliel.
Since December 2013, Gaspard Ulliel officially frequents the model Gaëlle Pietri, especially in advertisements. Together, the couple gave birth to a baby boy in 2016. The little family is nevertheless extremely discreet, only appearing in rare photographs on Instagram. Before finding love with Gaêlle Pietri, Gaspard Ulliel dated Cécile Cassel between 2005 and 2007 and a press officer named Jordane.
Gaspard Ulliel stands out in particular among the other actors of his generation by the scar he wears on his left cheek. The actor explained that this is the consequence of the attack of a doberman, a claw more specifically, when he was only six years old. This mark of this accident is particularly revealed when the actor smiles.
- 2003: Nomination for the César for best male hope for “Kiss whoever you want”; Light of Male Revelation
- 2004: Nomination for the César Award for Best Male Newcomer for “Les Egarés”; Gold star for male revelation for “Kiss whoever you want”
- 2005: César for best male hope for “A long engagement Sunday”
- 2015: Nomination for the César for best actor for “Saint Laurent”; Lumière for Best Actor for “Saint Laurent”
- 2017: César for best actor for “Just the end of the world”