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Independent French and American cinemas are in mourning. French producer and distributor Samuel Hadida died brutally Monday, November 26, 2018 at UCLA Santa Monica Hospital. Figure of the seventh art, the one who began his career in a masterful way in 1993 producing what would become a cult movie – True Romance, by Tony Scott – went extinct having finished shooting the film The most beautiful years, following the great Clbadic A man and a woman Claude Lelouch – of which he had produced A + A.
"Samuel was pbadionate and flamboyant. He had a unique way of transmitting his love of cinema and life, simply. We want to continue on the path he has pursued by pursuing development projects under the banner of Davis Films, which Samuel loved so much, as well as ongoing productions.", says his brother Victor Hadida in a statement issued by the Metropolitan FilmExport, which they co-founded and which became the leading French distributor of American independent films.
Samuel Hadida had discovered and produced the first scenario of Quentin Tarantino, True Romance. Producer of Wolf Pact Christophe Gans or Spider of David Cronenberg, he is also at the origin of the saga silent Hill, and collaborated with Constantin Film on the franchise resident Evil. Hadida will also be behind The perfume from Tom Tykwer and The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnbadus Terry Gilliam. Recently, he had produced two French comedies, Love Addict and The Belleville Cop.
Over the years, Metropolitan has entered into long-term agreements with such renowned companies as New Line Cinema (the trilogy of Lord of the Rings), Lionsgate (the saga Hunger Games) and DreamWorks, while distributing the greatest Hollywood directors (Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Terrence Malick, Tony Scott, Roger Avary)
In addition to his brother, Samuel is survived by his wife, Maryse Claire, their three children, Laurent, Audrey and Aurélie, as well as his granddaughter, Sasha.
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