Budapest
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, Hungary) is a Hungarian-born filmmaker who mostly worked in France.
His movies 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.
The Thirteen Chairs
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The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
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It Rained All Night the Day I Left
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*'' Le tueur triste'' (1984, TV film)
*'' Intrigues'' (1985, TV series)
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Macho
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*'' Das andere Leben'' (1987, TV film)
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Tennessee Waltz
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