Félix Maritaud

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Félix Maritaud
Born (1992-12-12) December 12, 1992 (age 28)
Nevers, Nièvre, France
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present

Félix Maritaud (born December 12, 1992) is a French actor, notable for his roles in French queer cinema.

Career[]

Maritaud began to garner recognition after starring in a string of French independent films, most notably BPM (Beats per Minute). The French LGBT magazine Têtu dubbed him “the new hero of French queer cinema”.[1]

In 2018, Maritaud attracted further attention for his role in the independent film Sauvage, in which he played a homeless sex worker.[2] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote that "Maritaud’s performance has power."[3] Tara Brady of The Irish Times wrote, "Félix Maritaud is a heartbreaking revelation as a sex worker seeking intimacy in France".[4] Dazed called his performance a "raw, delicate depiction".[5] He won the Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor at the 24th Lumières Awards, for his performance in Sauvage.[6]

In 2019, Maritaud was featured in Gaspar Noé's Lux Æterna. It was screened out of competition at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[7]

In 2020, Maritaud starred in a French short film titled Dustin, which was an official selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival,[8] but was not able to be screened due to the cancellation of the festival in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in France. It was subsequently screened at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival,[9] where it was named the winner of the IMDbPro Short Cuts Award for Best International Short Film.[10]

Personal life[]

He is openly gay.[11]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Director Notes
2017 BPM (Beats per Minute) Max Robin Campillo
2018 Sauvage Leo Camille Vidal-Naquet Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor
Knife+Heart Thierry Yann Gonzalez
I Am Jonas Jonas (as an adult)
2019 Lux Æterna Felix Gaspar Noé
2020 Christine and the Queens: La Vita Nuova The Fauna
Dustin Félix Naïla Guiguet
L'ennemi Pablo Pasarela de la Peña Prieta y Aragon
TBA You Won't Be Alone Goran Stolevski Post-production

References[]

  1. ^ Brady, Tara. "Félix Maritaud: The hottest young actor on the planet you've never heard of". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  2. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (27 February 2019). "Sauvage review – on the street with a homeless hustler" – via www.theguardian.com.
  3. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (2019-02-27). "Sauvage review – on the street with a homeless hustler". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  4. ^ Brady, Tara. "Sauvage review: A powerful and upsetting experience". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  5. ^ Dazed (2019-04-25). "Félix Maritaud creates a new kind of freedom on screen". Dazed. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  6. ^ "Prix Lumières 2019 : un palmarès sans surprise". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  7. ^ "Cannes festival 2019: full list of films". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  8. ^ Zack Sharf, "Cannes Announces 2020 Official Lineup: ‘French Dispatch,’ ‘Ammonite,’ New McQueen and Ghibli". IndieWire, June 3, 2020.
  9. ^ Jeremy Kay, "TIFF adds special events including new edition of Planet Africa, live talks series". Screen Daily, August 25, 2020.
  10. ^ Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Wins Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter, September 20, 2020.
  11. ^ https://attitude.co.uk/article/sauvage-star-felix-maritaud-i-dont-want-to-play-gay-all-my-life-im-gay-already-1/20412

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