Christian Fechner
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Christian Fechner,Christian Fechner, (b. 25 July 1944 in Agen, France
– died 26 November 2008 in Paris
, France
) was a French film producer
, screenwriter
and film director
.
Alongside Alain Poiré
and Claude Berri
, he is considered as one of the most prolific producres in the history of French cinema, producing some of the biggest successes in French movies since the 1970s, with mostly comedies.
France
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– died 26 November 2008 in Paris
Paris
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, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) was a French film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
.
Alongside Alain Poiré
Alain Poiré
Alain Poiré is a French film producer and screenwriter from Paris, France.-Career:He graduated from law school and worked for advertising group Havas...
and Claude Berri
Claude Berri
Claude Berri , born Claude Berel Langmann, was one of the great all-rounders of French cinema: an actor, writer, producer, director and distributor. "Out of my failure as an actor was born my desire to direct. Then my relative failure as a director forced me to become a producer. In order to get my...
, he is considered as one of the most prolific producres in the history of French cinema, producing some of the biggest successes in French movies since the 1970s, with mostly comedies.
Filmography
(Producer, unless indicated otherwise)- 1971 : Les Fous du stade, of Claude ZidiClaude ZidiClaude Zidi is a French film director and screenwriter who is noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then cinematographer, and made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971...
- 1972 : Les Charlots font l'Espagne, of Jean GiraultJean GiraultJean Girault was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than thirty films between 1960 and 1982.-Filmography:Director* Les pique-assiette * Les Moutons de Panurge...
- 1973 : Le Grand Bazar, of Claude ZidiClaude ZidiClaude Zidi is a French film director and screenwriter who is noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then cinematographer, and made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971...
- 1973 : Je sais rien mais je dirai tout, of Pierre RichardPierre RichardPierre Richard is a popular French actor best known for the roles of a clumsy daydreamer in comedy films...
- 1974 : La Moutarde me monte au nez, of Claude ZidiClaude ZidiClaude Zidi is a French film director and screenwriter who is noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then cinematographer, and made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971...
- 1974 : Les Bidasses s'en vont en guerre, of Claude ZidiClaude ZidiClaude Zidi is a French film director and screenwriter who is noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then cinematographer, and made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971...
- 1975 : Bons baisers de Hong KongBons baisers de Hong KongBons baisers de Hong Kong is a 1975 French film directed by Yvan Chiffre. It is a parody of James Bond movies featuring Les Charlots with scenes shot in Hong Kong...
, of Yvan Chiffre (+ screenwriter) - 1975 : La Course à l'échalote, of Claude ZidiClaude ZidiClaude Zidi is a French film director and screenwriter who is noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then cinematographer, and made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971...
- 1975 : Un Sac de billes, of Jacques DoillonJacques DoillonJacques Doillon is a French film director. He has a habit of giving lead roles to inexperienced young actresses in his films on family life and women...
- 1976 : CalmosCalmosCalmos is a 1976 French film directed by Bertrand Blier.-Plot:Two men, fortyish, worn out by their wives, abandon everything to go and live in the back of beyond. There they meet a truculent priest, a boozer, Émile who recalls them to life's simple pleasures. Calm, that's what they want...
, of Bertrand BlierBertrand BlierBertrand Blier is a French screenwriter and film director.Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. He is the son of Bernard Blier.... - 1976 : L'aile ou la cuisseL'aile ou la cuisseL'aile ou la cuisse is a 1976 French comedy film directed by Claude Zidi, starring Louis de Funès and Coluche.-Plot:Charles Duchemin is the editor of an internationally known restaurant guide...
, of Claude ZidiClaude ZidiClaude Zidi is a French film director and screenwriter who is noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then cinematographer, and made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971... - 1977 : L'Animal, of Claude ZidiClaude ZidiClaude Zidi is a French film director and screenwriter who is noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then cinematographer, and made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971...
- 1978 : La ZizanieLa ZizanieLa Zizanie is a 2001 album recorded by French pop singer Zazie. It was her fourth studio album and her fifth album overall. It was released on 16 October 2001 and achieved success in francophone countries...
, of Claude ZidiClaude ZidiClaude Zidi is a French film director and screenwriter who is noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then cinematographer, and made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971... - 1979 : Bête mais discipliné, of Claude ZidiClaude ZidiClaude Zidi is a French film director and screenwriter who is noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then cinematographer, and made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971...
- 1980 : L'avare (1980 movie)L'avare (1980 movie)L'avare is a French comedy movie from 1980, directed by Louis de Funès and Jean Girault, written by Louis de Funès and Jean Girault, and starring by Louis de Funès. The English title of the film is The Miser. It is an adaptation of Moliere's famous comedy L'Avare ou L'École du mensonge .De Funès...
of Jean GiraultJean GiraultJean Girault was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than thirty films between 1960 and 1982.-Filmography:Director* Les pique-assiette * Les Moutons de Panurge...
and Louis de FunèsLouis de FunèsLouis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel... - 1980 : Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine, of Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:...
- 1981 : La Soupe aux chouxLa soupe aux chouxLa Soupe aux Choux is a 1981 French film directed by Jean Girault, based on a novel by René Fallet. It was the second to last movie made by French comedian Louis de Funès.-Plot:...
, of Jean GiraultJean GiraultJean Girault was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than thirty films between 1960 and 1982.-Filmography:Director* Les pique-assiette * Les Moutons de Panurge... - 1982 : Ma femme s'appelle reviens, of Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:...
- 1983 : Le Ruffian, of José GiovanniJosé GiovanniJosé Giovanni , was the pseudonym of Joseph Damiani, a French-Swiss writer and film-maker of Corsican origin....
- 1983 : Circulez y a rien à voir, of Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:...
- 1983 : Papy fait de la résistance, of Jean-Marie PoiréJean-Marie PoiréJean-Marie Poiré is a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is the son of the producer Alain Poiré.-Filmography as director:* Ma femme... s'appelle Maurice Jean-Marie Poiré (born July 10, 1945) is a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is the son of the producer...
- 1984 : Marche à l'ombreMarche à l'ombreMarche à l'ombre is the fourth studio album by French singer-songwriter Renaud, released in 1980 by Polydor Records. It is the first of Renaud's album that officially has a title, his three first albums being unnamed....
, of Michel BlancMichel BlancMichel Blanc is a French actor and director who is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs... - 1985 : Les SpécialistesLes Spécialistes-Cast and roles:* Bernard Giraudeau - Paul Brandon* Gérard Lanvin - Stéphane Carella* Christiane Jean - Laura* Maurice Barrier - Kovacs* Daniel Jégou - Casino director* Bertie Cortez - Mazetti- External links :...
, of Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:... - 1985 : Moi vouloir toi, of Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:...
- 1985 : Le Mariage du siècle, of Philippe Galland
- 1986 : Les Frères Pétard, of Hervé Palud
- 1988 : Black Mic-Mac, of Thomas Gilou
- 1988 : Mes meilleurs copains, of Jean-Marie PoiréJean-Marie PoiréJean-Marie Poiré is a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is the son of the producer Alain Poiré.-Filmography as director:* Ma femme... s'appelle Maurice Jean-Marie Poiré (born July 10, 1945) is a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is the son of the producer...
- 1988 : Camille ClaudelCamille ClaudelCamille Claudel was a French sculptor and graphic artist. She was the elder sister of the poet and diplomat Paul Claudel.- Early years :...
, of Bruno NuyttenBruno NuyttenBruno Nuytten is a French cinematographer turned director.Camille Claudel which was Nuytten's first directorial and screenwriting effort, won the César Award for Best film in 1989. The film starred and was co-produced by Isabelle Adjani, with whom he had a son, Barnabé... - 1991 : La Gamine, of Hervé Palud
- 1991 : Les Amants du Pont-NeufLes Amants du Pont-NeufLes Amants du Pont-Neuf is a 1991 French film directed by Leos Carax, starring Juliette Binoche and Denis Lavant. The title refers to the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris...
, of Leos CaraxLeos CaraxLeos Carax is a French-born film director, critic, and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of love. His first major work was Boy Meets Girl , and his notable works include Lovers on the Bridge and the controversial Pola X... - 1992 : Justinien Trouvé ou le Bâtard de Dieu, (+ director and screenwriter)
- 1995 : ÉlisaÉlisaÉlisa is a French film directed by Jean Becker and starring Gérard Depardieu and Vanessa Paradis. It was released in 1995.-Plot:Marie is a teenage girl living a semi-criminal life on the streets of Paris with her friends...
, of Jean Becker - 1997 : Tout doit disparaître, of Philippe Muyl
- 1997 : Un amour de sorcière, of René Manzor
- 1998 : Une chance sur deux, of Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:...
- 1999 : Les Enfants du marais, of Jean Becker
- 1999 : La Fille sur le pontLa fille sur le pontGirl on the Bridge is a 1999 French film shot in black and white and directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Daniel Auteuil and Vanessa Paradis.- Plot :...
, of Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:... - 2001 : Un crime au paradis, of Jean Becker
- 2001 : La Tour Montparnasse infernaleLa Tour Montparnasse InfernaleLa Tour Montparnasse Infernale is a 2000 French comedy film directed by Charles Nemes and written by Kader Aoun, Ramzy Bedia, Eric Judor and Xavier Matthieu...
, of Charles Némès - 2003 : ChouchouChouchou (film)Chouchou is a 2003 French comedy film about a maghrebin transvestite who settles in Paris to find his nephew. The film stars Gad Elmaleh as the title character Chouchou, for which he was nominated the César Award for Best Actor.-Cast:...
, of Merzak AllouacheMerzak AllouacheMerzak Allouache is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 16 films since 1976. His 1996 film Salut cousin! was submitted to the 69th Academy Awards in the category for Best Foreign Language Film.... - 2004 : L'Incruste, of Corentin Julius
- 2005 : L'Antidote, of Vincent de Brus
- 2006 : Les Bronzés 3 - Amis pour la vie, of Patrice LecontePatrice LecontePatrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:...
- 2006 : L'Entente cordiale, of Vincent de Brus
- 2007 : L'Auberge rouge, of Gérard KrawczykGérard KrawczykGérard Krawczyk is a French film director. He is of Polish descent .-Filmography as director:* Homocide by Night * Je hais les acteurs Gérard Krawczyk (17 May 1953) is a French film director. He is of Polish descent (his grandparents were from Częstochowa).-Filmography as director:* Homocide by...
- 2007 : Moyen Man, of Eric Judor
Awards
- Nominated for BAFTA for "Best non-English language film" for Les Amants du Pont-Neuf in 1993
- Nominated for BAFTA for "Best non-English language film" for La Fille sur le pont in 2001
External links
- Films Christian Fechner official site
- Christian Fechner on Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...