Michel Seydoux

Michel Seydoux (French: [sɛdu]; born 11 September 1947) is a French businessman and film producer. He also serves as the president and chairman of the French association football club Lille OSC.

Michel Seydoux
Seydoux in 2011
Born	11 September 1947 Paris, France
Occupation	Film producer
Years active	1973–present

In 1975-1976, Seydoux worked with director Alejandro Jodorowsky on a film adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune. The movie was never made due to lack of financing; the story of the project is told in Jodorowsky's Dune, which prominently features Seydoux.[1]

In 1997 he was a member of the jury at the 20th Moscow International Film Festival.[2]

Family

Seydoux is the grandson of scientist Marcel Schlumberger and has two brothers; Jérôme and Nicolas.[3] Jérôme is a shareholder on football club Olympique Lyonnais. Seydoux is the grand-uncle of actress Léa Seydoux.

Selected filmography

• Lily, aime-moi (1975)
• F comme Fairbanks (1976)
• Shadow of the Castles (1977)
• Don Giovanni (1979)
• Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
• Close to Eden (1991)
• Smoking/No Smoking (1993)
• Burnt by the Sun (1994)
• The Barber of Siberia (1998)
• Leaving (2009)
• Pater (2011)
• The Dance of Reality (2013)
• The Sense of Wonder (2015)
• Living and Knowing You're Alive (2019)

References

1. Jodorowsky, Alejandro (1985). "Dune: Le Film Que Vous Ne Verrez Jamais (Dune: The Film You Will Never See)". Métal Hurlant. DuneInfo.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
2. "20th Moscow International Film Festival (1997)". Moscow International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
3. Fritz, Roger (2005) [1997]. Wars of Succession: The Blessings, Curses and Lessons that Family-owned Firms Offer Anyone in Business. Los Angeles, CA and Aberdeen, WA: Silver Lake Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-56343-137-1.

External links

• Michel Seydoux at IMDb
• Movies produced by Michel Seydoux