Her actress/daughter
Marie Trintignant, who was married at the time to
director/actor
Samuel Benchetrit, was fatally beaten in a Lithuanian hotel in 2003 by her jealous boyfriend,
Bertrand Cantat, the lead rock singer and guitarist of the now-defunct group,
Noir Désir. Apparently, he became outraged when she received a telephone call from her husband. She
suffered a cerebral edema as a result of her skull fractures and died four days after the incident. In 2004, Cantat was sentenced to eight years in prison for manslaughter, which was initially appealed by Marie's family, who wished for a heavier sentence. They later canceled their appeal and the judgment became final.