2023-09-03 17:24:00
French actor Mathieu Kassovitz was in a “worrying” state of health on Sunday following a motorcycle accident at the Linas-Monthléry autodrome (Essonne), we learned from the prefecture and the Evry prosecutor’s office. .
He was transported to the Kremlin-Bicêtre hospital (Val-de-Marne), said the Essonne prefecture, confirming information from BFM-TV.
“His vital prognosis is not engaged,” Mathieu Kassovitz’s entourage told AFP, referring to “serious injuries to an ankle and pelvis”.
According to the first elements, the 56-year-old actor, who had come to take advanced motorcycle driving lessons, is the only one involved and did not hit another vehicle, the prosecution said.
He was ejected from the two-wheeler he was driving alone and fell violently to the ground.
An investigation into the causes of the injuries was opened by the Evry public prosecutor’s office and entrusted to the urban security brigade of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois (Essonne).
The hearing of witnesses to the accident, including the actor’s driving instructor, is underway, said the prosecution.
Known to the general public for the role of Malotru, secret agent in the hit series “The Legends Office”, Mathieu Kassovitz has had an eclectic career as an actor-director since the 90s.
He made a sensational entry into the world of cinema in 1995 with the black and white film “La Haine” which he himself directed, on the malaise of the suburbs and police violence, which notably revealed the actor Vincent Kassel. This film-event will earn him a prize at Cannes.
As an actor, Mathieu Kassovitz – “Kasso” for his friends – has shot dozens of films (“A very discreet hero” by Jacques Audiard, “Amen” by Costa-Gavras, etc.). He played for Jean-Pierre Jeunet in “Amélie Poulain” and even tried the Hollywood adventure (“Gothika”) in the 2000s.
After years of ups and downs, he returned to the fore in 2015 thanks to director Eric Rochant who entrusted him with the role of Guillaume Debailly, alias Malotru, a secret agent torn between his duty and the love of a woman. A subtle role in a series that enjoyed success for five seasons, punctuated by geopolitical news.
In the cinema, Mathieu Kassovitz will be showing Wednesday in “Visions” by Yann Gozlan, alongside actress Diane Kruger.
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