Claude Lelouch is a director and a happy father. The famous filmmaker has seven children, five girls and two boys, almost all of whom are immersed in the world of cinema and theater.
Claude Lelouch has undoubtedly marked French cinema. At 84, the famous director returns to the big screen on January 19 with the film Love is better than life. A feature film that brings together stars such as Sandrine Bonnaire, Gérard Darmon, Kev Adams or even Philippe Lellouche and Ary Abittan. More than 50 years later A man and a woman, the filmmaker is therefore back in the race, always tireless and passionate about his art. If the companion of the novelist Valérie Perrin has succeeded in his professional career, he is also happy when it comes to his family life. In total, Claude Lelouch is the happy father of seven children: five girls and two boys. A beautiful tribe that makes her happy, especially since they are almost all bathed in the same universe as their famous dad. “My last daughter, Stella, just shot in a series, Salomé bathes as much in the cinema as in the theater, Sarah has set up her production company, Simon is directing, he told Paris Match. It is only Sachka who chose another path by embarking on organic farming. And, with eight grandchildren, I’m a cake grandpa. I am their playground and I love it“.
A famous sibling
Claude Lelouch’s children all have a specificity: their respective first names begin with the letter “S“. The director thus discovered paternity with the birth of his son Simon, in 1969, who is now a director, producer, screenwriter. The latter is the result of his union with actress Christine Cochet. In 1976, the filmmaker then hosted Sarah, born of her love affair with model Gunilla Friden. A producer and director like her father, she also worked on television as a TV host. She notably presented Fort Boyard alongside Olivier Minne on France 2. There is also Salomé, in 1983, whose mother is actress Évelyne Bouix. At 38, she played in many of her daddy’s films: Itinerary of a spoiled child, Days and moons ago, La Belle Histoire, Les Misérables or Men, women, instructions for use.
With actress Marie-Sophie L., whom he married in 1986, Claude Lelouch also had the joy of welcoming Sabaya (1987), Sachka (1989) and Shaya (1992). Stella finally stuck up her nose in 1999 after the marriage of Claude Lelouch with Alessandra Martines. She also follows in the footsteps of her siblings by pursuing an acting career. The Lelouch are in their blood!