They have been the most emblematic couple in French cinema in recent decades. Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet announce this Friday, June 27, the end of their relationship after 18 years of common life, two children … and a dozen collaborations on the big screen.
The former first young man, now 49 and 52, met at the end of the 1990s. Then, at the beginning of his career, they began a romantic relationship in 2007 and raised the ranks of the seventh art. He successfully passed behind the camera, in 2002 with My idol. She kissing an international career, marked in particular by an Oscar for best actress to The child In 2008.
These two trajectories have often crossed, first when they gave themselves the answer, then, when Guillaume Canet directed Marion Cotillard in his own films. Back in twenty years of joint work.
• Games for Children (2002)
First collaboration for a cult film. When they play two lovers in poetics and crazy Games for childrenFrom Yann Samuell, Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet are not yet in a relationship. But alchemy is already palpable: the two actors camp the childhood friends who, during their lives, lack all opportunities to live the love story for which they are destined.
• The last flight (2009)
For the first time, Guillaume Canet and Marion Cotillard share the poster while forming a couple in the city. In this Karim Dridi movie, the actress camped an aviator of the 1930s that are part of her partner who disappeared in Sahara. Meet a lieutenant embodied by Guillaume Canet, who decides to lend a hand in his business.
• Little scarves (2010)
It is with this film that Guillaume Canet directs Marion Cotillard on a set for the first time. Small scarves Follow a group of friends who left for their annual vacations in Cap Huferet despite the hospitalization of one of them, after a serious road accident that leaves him between life and death. Within this cast of the fine flower of French cinema (François Cluzet, Benoît Magimel, Gilles Lellouche, Jean Dujardin …) Marion Cotillard plays Marie, a humanitarian activist. With more than 5 million admissions in France, it is one of the greatest success of Guillaume Canet as director.
• Blood corros (2013)
Guillaume Canet raid in Hollywood. In this drama, who follows a man taken from justice, his brother Cop and his damaged family ties, the director directs Clive Owen, Mila Kunis, Zoe Saldaña … and Marion Cotillard.
• Minions (2015)
180 ° Giro for this Franco -American animated film by Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin, saga prequel I, ugly and unpleasant. The two actors lend their voice to the couple of antagonists, Scarlet and Herb Overkill.
• Rock’n’roll (2017)
With this film apart from its filmography, Guillaume Canet tries to self -fiction. He played his own role, organized himself in a version of himself in the control of the quarantine crisis. Threatened by the new generation of actors, obsessed with the fear of having lost their aura, it is proposed to adopt a more sulphurous image. Marion Cotillard also plays his own role there and adopts a hilarious Quebec accent throughout the film.
• We will end together (2019)
Almost ten years after the success of Small scarvesGuillaume Canet returns to the group of friends of the first part. Marion Cotillard assumes Marie’s role in this suite. This second part will achieve less than half of the score of the first at the box office.
• Asterix and Obélix: The Empire of the Middle (2023)
In 2023, Guillaume Canet brought the adventures of the heroes of Goscinny and Uderzo to the screen. He embodies the famous Gauls there and gives the response to his comrade Gilles Lellouche, who gives his features to Obélix. Cleopatra’s role is entrusted to Marion Cotillard, César’s to Vincent Cassel, and the rest of the rich distribution consists of Jonathan Cohen, Jérôme Commandeur, Orelsan or Pierre Richard.
A three-star cast for media spin-offs: if he made the best box office score for a French film that year, The Middle Empire He was exhausted by criticism and only raised 46 million euros in revenue, less than the production budget.
Despite their breakup, Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet did not give their last collaboration. The actor and director recently completed the shooting of KarmaA thriller whose intrigue is still unknown, and in which Marion Cotillard will play a role. Go to theaters in 2026.
Source: BFM TV
