Michel Fessler

Michel Fessler
Fessler in 2008
Born19 May 1955
Died (aged 70)
OccupationsScreenwriter
Film director

Michel Fessler (19 May 1955 – 19 August 2025) was a French screenwriter and film director.[1]

His most notable films were Farinelli, Ridicule, and March of the Penguins, the last of which was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay in 2006.[2]

Fessler died on 19 August 2025, at the age of 70.[3]

Filmography

Screenwriter

Director

  • Jean Reverzy, l'homme de passage (1995)
  • À qui tu parles ? (1996)
  • L'Esclavage (1996)
  • La Leçon de monsieur Paillasson (1997)
  • Bambi: A Tale of Life in the Woods (2024)

References

  1. ^ "Fessler, Michel". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French).
  2. ^ McNary, Dave (3 January 2006). "Eclectic pix mix in WGA doc noms". Variety. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Le scénariste Michel Fessler est décédé à 70 ans". ecran-total.fr (in French). 20 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.