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Christian Fechner
Born(1944-07-26)26 July 1944
Agen, France
Died25 November 2008(2008-11-25) (aged 64)
Paris, France
OccupationsFilm producer, director, screenwriter

Christian Fechner (26 July 1944 – 25 November 2008) was a French film producer, screenwriter and director.[1]

Biography

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Born to a family of Austrian descent, Fechner originally wished to be a stage magician. He later remained true to this first calling, winning an award for magic in 1979. However, he began working in entertainment as a talent manager for musicians, being an amateur drummer himself. Fechner launched the career of singer Antoine, who became a pop sensation in France during the 1960s.[2]

He eventually transformed Antoine's backup musicians, Les Problèmes (which included his brother Jean-Guy Fechner), into a new comedy music band named Les Charlots.[3] In 1970, Fechner produced les Charlots's film debut, La Grande Java; this was followed the next year by Les Bidasses en folie, which became a surprise box-office hit and turned the band into France's new comedy stars. Fechner produced several of les Charlots's next starring vehicles, including Les fous du stade and Bons baisers de Hong Kong. Fechner's association with les Charlots ended in the mid-1970s but he worked with other French comedians, notably producing several films with Pierre Richard. In 1976, he relaunched Louis de Funès's career with The Wing or the Thigh. The majority of Fechner's projects during this era resulted in major box office hits, establishing him as one of France's most prominent film producers.

During the 1970s, Fechner regularly co-produced films in association with Claude Berri. Films produced by Fechner include Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine, Papy fait de la résistance, Les Spécialistes, Marche à l'ombre, The Children of the Marshland, La Tour Montparnasse Infernale, and Chouchou. While generally associated with mainstream entertainment and in particular with comedies, Fechner also produced auteur cinema, including Jacques Rivette's Jean-Guy (1974) and Leos Carax's Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (1991).[2]

In 1992, Fechner made his directorial debut with the high-budget period drama Justinien Trouvé ou le Bâtard de Dieu; the film was a commercial failure, and Fechner did not return to directing afterwards.

In 2005, he produced Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie (and marked his last great success making nearly $151,211,264 at the box office.[citation needed]

Christian Fechner died of cancer on 25 November 2008.

Fechner had two children: film producer Alexandra Fechner and Maxime Fechner, owner of the fashion brand Kymerah.

Filmography

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References

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  1. ↑ "Christian Fechner". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 Douin, Jean-Luc (28 November 2008). "Christian Fechner, producteur de cinéma". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2026.
  3. ↑ Mallat, Robert (1 April 1991). "Les amants du Pont-Neuf: L'odyssée d'un film". Le Point (in French). No. 967. pp. 58–64.
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