Nicolas Gessner

Nicolas Gessner

Director · Producer · Writer

Budapest, Hungary
August 17, 1931

Biography

Nicolas Gessner (17 August 1931 – 22 August 2023) was a Hungarian-born filmmaker who mostly worked in France. 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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Representative Works

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
7.0
/ English
Someone Behind the Door
Someone Behind the Door
5.5
/ English
Twelve Plus One
Twelve Plus One
5.3
/ English
Das andere Leben
Das andere Leben
9.0
/ German
Quicker Than the Eye
Quicker Than the Eye
4.4
/ French
Diamonds Are Brittle
Diamonds Are Brittle
4.8
/ French
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
5.2
/ English
The Blonde from Peking
The Blonde from Peking
5.7
/ French
Tennessee Nights
Tennessee Nights
5.6
/ English
Le Tueur triste
Le Tueur triste
7.3
/ French
Der Gefangene der Botschaft
Der Gefangene der Botschaft
No Rating Yet
/ German

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
1976Nominee

Best Director

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

Someone Behind the Door
1971Nominee

Best Director

Someone Behind the Door

Twelve Plus One
1969Nominee

Best Director

Twelve Plus One

Career Highlights

Quicker Than the Eye
1989Highlight

Best Director

Quicker Than the Eye

Diamonds Are Brittle
1965Highlight

Best Director

Diamonds Are Brittle

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