Simon Eine (8 August 1936 – 30 September 2020) was a French actor. He studied at CNSAD under the direction of

Jean Yonnel Jean Yonnel (21 July 1891 – 17 August 1968) was a Romanian-born French actor. Yonnel was born in Bucharest, Romania as Jean-Estève Schachmann and began his film career in France in the 1910s. Some of his notable performance were in ''Obsession ...

. He was once honorary secretary of the

Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state ...

Filmography

Cinema

*''Le Roi Lear'' (1965) *''Au théâtre ce soir'' (1968) *''Les Stances à Sophie'' (1971) *''

Another Man, Another Chance ''Another Man, Another Chance'' (''Un autre homme, une autre chance'', UK title: ''Another Man, Another Woman'') is a 1977 French western film directed by Claude Lelouch. Plot France in 1870: Napoleon III has just lost the war against Prussia ...

'' (1977) *''

The Reader ''The Reader'' (german: Der Vorleser) is a novel by German law professor and judge Bernhard Schlink, published in Germany in 1995 and in the United States in 1997. The story is a parable, dealing with the difficulties post-war German generations ...

'' (1988) *''Catherene de Médicis'' (1988) *'' L'Autrichienne'' (1989) *''Jeanne d'Arc'' (1989) *''Les Hordes'' (1990) *''RSVP'' (1992) *''Descente aux enfers'' (1992) *''Fin de droit'' (1992) *''La Nuit du destin'' (1997) *''Duval'' (1999) *''Une nouvelle vie'' (1999) *''La Mort oubliée'' (1999) *''Largo Winch'' (2000) *''Requiem'' (2001) *''

Notre musique ''Notre musique'' (English: ''Our Music'') is a 2004 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. The film reflects on violence, morality, and the representation of violence in film, and touches especially on past colonialism and the current Israeli–Pal ...

'' (2003) *''Le Tuteur'' (2003) *''

Sarah's Key ''Sarah's Key'' (french: Elle s'appelait Sarah, links=no) is a 2010 French drama film directed and co-written by Gilles Paquet-Brenner. The film is an adaptation of the 2006 novel with the same title by Tatiana de Rosnay. The film alternates bet ...

'' (2010) *''Celles qui aimaient Richard Wagner'' (2011)

Television

*''La Lumière noire'' *'' The Founding Boy'' (1980) *''Nestor Burma'' (1993) *''Les Interminables'' (2007)

Publications

*''Des étoiles plein les poches'' (2012) *''Humeurs variables : Le sourire du babouin et autres nouvelles'' (2016) *''Portraits d'Acteurs de la Comédie-Française'' (2019)

Decorations

*Knight of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

(1997) *Officer of the

Ordre national du Mérite The Ordre national du Mérite (; en, National Order of Merit) is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the order's esta ...

*Officer of the

Ordre des Arts et des Lettres The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and Letters) is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is ...

Awards

*1st Prize of Modern Comedy for his role as Brutus in ''

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and ...

'' (1960) *2nd Prize of Classical Comedy for his role of Alceste in ''

The Misanthrope ''The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover'' (french: Le Misanthrope ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux; ) is a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse written by Molière. It was first performed on 4 June 1666 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris b ...

'' (1960) *2nd Prize of Tragedy for his role of Titus in ''

Bérénice ''Berenice'' (french: Bérénice) is a five-act tragedy by the French 17th-century playwright Jean Racine. ''Berenice'' was not played often between the 17th and the 20th centuries. It was premiered on 21 November 1670 by the Comédiens du Roi ...

'' (1960)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eine, Simon 1936 births 2020 deaths Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur French male actors Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres