Bond girl, Depardieu's fiancée, face of Chanel: Personal and creative victories of one of the most desirable French actresses Carole Bouquet

August 18 marks the 61st anniversary of one of the most beautiful, desirable and elegant actresses of French cinema. Carole Bouquet. She rarely talks about herself - according to her, she does not see anything fascinating in her biography and in her own person. But her many fans don’t think so: filming with Adriano Celentano, 10 years of civil marriage with Gerard Depardieu, a 15-year contract with Chanel and many other achievements are unlikely to allow her to call her life uninteresting and ordinary.

Carole Bouquet was born in 1957 in the French town of Neuilly-sur-Seine. When she was 4 years old, her mother left the family, leaving a note saying that she did not want to spend her whole life in a working-class suburb of Paris. Karol and her sister stayed with their father, an engineer, who sent them to study at a school at a Catholic monastery. Despite the strict rules, Karol recalled her life there with gratitude, calling her mentors the first feminists she met: “ They inspired: “Work, do not become slaves of the hearth. It is unknown how your life will turn out in the future, it doesn’t matter what your husbands do, work on yourself, remember that you yourself are responsible for your choices" She then always followed this principle.

Carole Bouquet made her film debut in 1977 in the last film of the famous surrealist director Luis Buñuel, “This Vague Object of Desire.” She received this role thanks to a happy accident - the director saw her on the street, approached her and invited her to take part in the casting. This film was a successful start to the film career of the 19-year-old actress. After that, she began to receive offers from directors from France, Germany, Italy and the USA.

Her role as a Bond girl in For Your Eyes Only brought her worldwide popularity, although she herself did not consider filming a Bond movie to be anything significant. A year later, she starred with Adriano Celentano in the film "Bingo Bongo", and in 1989 her acting talent received official recognition: Carole Bouquet was awarded the highest French award - the Cesar Award in the category "Best Actress" for the film "Too beautiful for you." She remained a sought-after actress over the next 2 decades, and currently has more than 50 works in her filmography.

In addition to acting, Carole Bouquet was also involved in modeling. From 1986, for 15 years, she remained the face of the Chanel house and represented other famous brands. Despite her closeness to the fashion world, the actress admitted that all her life she preferred ordinary black trousers and a white shirt to designer outfits, and wore skirts and dresses only for extremely important and special events.

Carole Bouquet was officially married only once - to Libyan-born producer Jean-Pierre Rassam, whom she still calls the main love of her life. Their relationship was not easy - the husband led a riotous lifestyle, abused alcohol and drugs. In 1985, 3 years after the birth of their son, Jean-Pierre died from a barbiturate overdose. Two years later, the actress began a relationship with Corsican cameraman and photographer Francis Giacobetti, with whom she gave birth to a second son.

And once during filming she had an affair with the famous French heartthrob Gerard Depardieu. They lived together for about 10 years, announcing their engagement in 2003. However, the wedding never took place - in 2005 they broke up. The actress does not like to remember this relationship - they said that it ended because of Depardieu’s betrayal. And Carole Bouquet herself admitted that after their separation she became disillusioned with men and decided to devote herself entirely to her sons and granddaughter.

For the last few years, the actress’s main hobby has been winemaking. She purchased a plot of land on the island of Pantelleria between Sicily and Tunisia and planted vineyards on 8 hectares. She tries to spend all her free time there, and white wine of her own production has become her main source of pride and a favorite topic of conversation with journalists. Wine from Carole Bouquet is very popular in France.

And at 60 years old, she still remains one of the most attractive and desirable film actresses. Carole Bouquet does not hide the fact that he loves to eat well and drink wine and does nothing to look so great. And to questions about age he answers: “ Of course, I’m far from 20 years old, and I won’t play Juliet anymore. And thank God - that would be pure absurdity! If you ask me if I like getting old, I will of course say no, but what can you do? It's better to look your age than to look young».

Many actresses dreamed of that role, which Carole Bouquet herself considered one of the most insignificant in her film career. .

On August 18, one of the most beautiful, desirable and elegant actresses of French cinema turned 61 Carole Bouquet. She rarely talks about herself - according to her, she does not see anything fascinating in her biography and in her own person. But her many fans don’t think so: filming with Adriano Celentano, 10 years of civil marriage with Gerard Depardieu, a 15-year contract with Chanel and many other achievements are unlikely to allow her to call her life uninteresting and ordinary.

Actress in her youth

Carole Bouquet was born in 1957 in the French town of Neuilly-sur-Seine. When she was 4 years old, her mother left the family, leaving a note saying that she did not want to spend her whole life in a working-class suburb of Paris. Karol and her sister stayed with their father, an engineer, who sent them to study at a school at a Catholic monastery. Despite the strict rules, Karol recalled her life there with gratitude, calling her mentors the first feminists she met: “They inspired: “Work, don’t become slaves of the hearth. It is unknown how your life will turn out in the future, it doesn’t matter what your husbands do, work on yourself, remember that you yourself are responsible for your choices.” She then always followed this principle.

Still from the film *This Vague Object of Desire*, 1977

Carole Bouquet made her film debut in 1977 in the last film of the famous surrealist director Luis Buñuel, “This Vague Object of Desire.” She received this role thanks to a happy accident - the director saw her on the street, approached her and invited her to take part in the casting. This film was a successful start to the film career of the 19-year-old actress. After that, she began to receive offers from directors from France, Germany, Italy and the USA.

Carole Bouquet in the film *For Your Eyes Only*, 1981

Her role as a Bond girl in For Your Eyes Only brought her worldwide popularity, although she herself did not consider filming a Bond movie to be anything significant. A year later, she starred with Adriano Celentano in the film "Bingo Bongo", and in 1989 her acting talent received official recognition: Carole Bouquet was awarded the highest French award - the Cesar Award in the category "Best Actress" for the film "Too beautiful for you." She remained a sought-after actress over the next 2 decades, and currently has more than 50 works in her filmography.

Adriano Celentano and Carole Bouquet in the film *Bingo Bongo*, 1982

Stills from the film *Mister*, 1983

In addition to acting, Carole Bouquet was also involved in modeling. From 1986, for 15 years, she remained the face of the Chanel house and represented other famous brands. Despite her closeness to the fashion world, the actress admitted that all her life she preferred ordinary black trousers and a white shirt to designer outfits, and wore skirts and dresses only for extremely important and special events.

Actress in her youth

For 15 years, the actress was the face of a famous brand.

Carole Bouquet was officially married only once - to Libyan-born producer Jean-Pierre Rassam, whom she still calls the main love of her life. Their relationship was not easy - the husband led a riotous lifestyle, abused alcohol and drugs. In 1985, 3 years after the birth of their son, Jean-Pierre died from a barbiturate overdose. Two years later, the actress began a relationship with Corsican cameraman and photographer Francis Giacobetti, with whom she gave birth to a second son.

One of the most beautiful French actresses Carole Bouquet

And once during filming she had an affair with the famous French heartthrob Gerard Depardieu. They lived together for about 10 years, announcing their engagement in 2003. However, the wedding never took place - in 2005 they broke up. The actress does not like to remember this relationship - they said that it ended because of Depardieu’s betrayal. And Carole Bouquet herself admitted that after their separation she became disillusioned with men and decided to devote herself entirely to her sons and granddaughter.

Gerard Depardieu and Carole Bouquet in the film *Too Beautiful for You*, 1989

One of the most beautiful French actresses Carole Bouquet

For the last few years, the actress’s main hobby has been winemaking. She purchased a plot of land on the island of Pantelleria between Sicily and Tunisia and planted vineyards on 8 hectares. She tries to spend all her free time there, and white wine of her own production has become her main source of pride and a favorite topic of conversation with journalists. Wine from Carole Bouquet is very popular in France.

Still from the film *Red and Black*, 1997

Carole Bouquet in the film *Unfinished Romance*, 2011

Carole Bouquet often visits Russia - her eldest son married a Russian girl and moved in with his wife. The actress gladly comes to visit them and her granddaughter Dasha. Nowadays, she not only continues to act in films and play in the theater, but is also a member of the jury of film festivals - for example, in 2014 she joined the jury of the Cannes Film Festival.

Still from the film *Hour of Silence*, 2014

One of the most beautiful French actresses Carole Bouquet

And at 60 years old, she still remains one of the most attractive and desirable film actresses. Carole Bouquet does not hide the fact that he loves to eat well and drink wine and does nothing to look so great. And to questions about age he answers: “Of course, I’m far from 20 years old, and I won’t play Juliet anymore. And thank God - that would be pure absurdity! If you ask me if I like getting old, I will of course say no, but what can you do? It’s better to look your age than to look young.”

And in her mature years, Carole Bouquet is still just as gorgeous.

French film star Carole Bouquet

The tale of Cinderella sometimes has a sad ending - if a real princess suddenly gets in the way of the girl. Model Masha Novoselova was compared by many to Natalia Vodianova. A girl from Tula was planning to become an accountant, when suddenly, at a modeling school, where her mother sent her to correct her posture, the young beauty was noticed by Western agents. Masha went to Paris and made a successful career: she starred for the covers of many leading magazines - from Vouge to Elle. She also happily married in 2010 to the famous French producer Dimitri Rassam, the son of French film star Carole Bouquet. While Dmitry was producing films (“Pablo Escobar: Paradise Lost,” “Guardian of the Moon,” the cartoon “The Little Prince”), Masha was raising her daughter Dasha (now six years old) and continued to shine in photo shoots. Carole Bouquet called her Russian daughter-in-law her “angel,” and Dasha shared in an interview that her sophisticated mother-in-law liked her semolina porridge.

The news that Dmitry Rassam left the family first appeared in the gossip section of European newspapers. The other day, the Rose Ball was held in Monte Carlo, where the cream of Monegasque and French society shone. But all eyes that evening were fixed on the heiress of the Grimaldi house, Charlotte Casiraghi. The 30-year-old beauty, daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco and granddaughter of Hollywood star Grace Kelly, became famous for her high-profile romances. That evening, Charlotte was alone, but this did not stop secular society from making plenty of jokes about the heiress’s new lover, Dmitry Rassam. The paparazzi had only to watch for the couple together near Casiraghi’s apartment in Paris, find out the details - and hot reports immediately appeared on the pages of the tabloids.

It turns out that Dmitry and Charlotte have been dating for several months. According to People.com, they met at a social dinner - they were brought together by friends. The couple has a lot in common - both graduated from the Sorbonne, although they never crossed paths at university. And both moved in the movie crowd.

According to sources, Rassam left his wife and daughter and has already settled in Caseraghi's Paris apartment. Whether he filed for divorce and how Masha feels now is unknown. The last time the couple appeared together was in February 2016 - Masha and Dmitry appeared at the Cesar film awards.

Charlotte has a son, Raphael: in 2013, Caseraghi gave birth to a boy from the French actor Gad Elmaleh (“Midnight in Paris,” “Love with Obstacles”), with whom she lived in a civil marriage for four years. Last summer, Elmaleh admitted to reporters that he and Charlotte had broken up.

Although Charlotte Casiraghi does not officially bear the title of prince, she is often called the uncrowned princess of Monaco. She is eighth in line to the throne. Charlotte leads an active social life and is involved in a charitable foundation named after her grandmother Grace Kelly. Like Masha, she shoots for glossy magazines and advertising campaigns - for example, she was the face of Gucci. He is also seriously involved in equestrian sports and participates in international competitions. Her rival is often Sofia Abramovich - the youngest daughter of Roman Abramovich is also passionate about horses and has won awards in show jumping competitions more than once.

Carole Bouquet, a French film star who starred with Luis Buñuel in This Obscure Object of Desire, was engaged to Gerard Depardieu for several years. In 1982, Carole gave birth to a son from producer Jean-Pierre Rassam and named him by the Russian name Dmitry. And now Bouquet is also the grandmother of Dasha’s Russian granddaughter.