Director
Nicolas Gessner
Born August 17, 1931 in Budapest, Hungary
Died August 22, 202311 films
Nicolas Gessner (17 August 1931 – 22 August 2023) was a Hungarian-born filmmaker who mostly worked in France.
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Nicolas Gessner was born in Budapest, Hungary on 17 August 1931.
His films are often characterized by strange, quirky atmospheres and unusual cast mixing French and international actors. Starting from the early 1980s, Gessner mostly worked for television.
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First watchThe Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane19767.013-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available.View filmFilmography
11 films as director- 1989Tennessee NightsDirector
- 1989Quicker Than the EyeDirector
- 1987Das andere LebenDirector
- 1984Le Tueur tristeDirector
- 1980It Rained All Night the Day I LeftDirector
- 1976The Little Girl Who Lives Down the LaneDirector
- 1971Someone Behind the DoorDirector
- 1969Twelve Plus OneDirector
- 1967The Blonde from PekingDirector
- 1965Diamonds Are BrittleDirector
- 1964Der Gefangene der BotschaftDirector