Barbet Schroeder Biography (1941-)

Born April 26, 1941, in Tehran, Iran; son of Jean-William (a Swiss geologist)and Ursula (a physician) Schroeder; married Cornelia Embiricos, 1965 (divorced); married Bulle Ogier (an actress), April, 1991; children: (first marriage) Laura. Addresses: Agent: Justin Connolly & Fred Specktor, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality
Iranian
Gender
Male
Occupation
Director, producer, actor, writer
Birth Details
April 26, 1941
Tehran, Iran

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Director
  • (And producer) More, Cinema V, 1969
  • La vallee (also known as The Valley and The Valley (Obscured by Clouds)), Societe nouvelle de cinema, 1972
  • General Idi Amin Dada (also known as Idi Amin Dada, General Amin, and No One Can Run Faster than a Rifle Bullet; documentary), Prestige Films, 1974
  • Mistress (originally Maitresse), Gaumont International/Lagoon, 1975
  • (And associate producer) Koko, a Talking Gorilla (also known as Koko, le gorille qui parle; documentary), New Yorker, 1978
  • Les tricheurs (also known as Cheaters, Os Batoteiros, Die Spieler, and Youthful Sinners), Films Galatee/Roissy Films, 1983
  • The Charles Bukowski Tapes (four-part documentary), Lagoon Video,1985
  • (And producer, with Fred Roos and Tom Luddy) Barfly, Cannon, 1987
  • Reversal of Fortune, Warner Bros., 1990
  • (And producer) Single White Female, Columbia, 1992
  • (And producer) Kiss of Death, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
  • (And producer) Before and After, Buena Vista, 1996
  • (And producer) Desperate Measures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998
  • (And producer) La virgen do los sicarios (also known as Our Lady of the Assassins and La vierge des tueurs), Paramount Classics,2000
  • (And producer) Murder by Numbers, Warner Bros., 2002
  • Also directed Sing-Song (documentary).
  • Film Producer
  • La carriere de Suzanne (also known as Suzanne's Career; short film), 1963
  • La boulangere de Monceau (also known as The Baker of Monceau, The Baker's Girl of Monceau, and The Girl at the Monceau Bakery), 1963
  • Six in Paris (also known as Paris vu par ...), New Yorker,1968
  • (With Pierre Cottrell) My Night at Maud's (also known as Ma nuit chez Maud and My Night With Maud), Pathe-Contemporary-Pathe, 1970
  • (With Georges Beauregard) La collectionneuse (also known as TheCollector and Six contes moraux IV: La collectionneuse), Pathe, 1971
  • Claire's Knee (also known as Le genou de Claire), Columbia,1971
  • Chloe in the Afternoon (also known as L'amour, l'apres-midiand Love in the Afternoon), Columbia, 1972
  • (With Cottrell) The Mother and the Whore (also known as La maman et la putain), NPF-CECRT, 1973
  • Celine and Julie Go Boating (also known as Celine et Julie vonten bateau and Phantom Ladies over Paris), Les Films du Losange/Les Films Christian Fachner, 1974
  • The Marquise of O (also known as Die Marquise von O and La marquise d'O), 1976
  • Perceval (also known as Perceval le gallois), New Yorker, 1978
  • Improper Conduct (also known as Mauvaise conduite), New Yorker, 1983
  • Shattered Image, 1998
  • Also produced Mediterrannee; Tu imagines Robinson; Out one; Flocons d'or; Le passe a montagne; The Rites of Death; Le navire Night; Le pont du nord.
  • Film Coproducer
  • Chinese Roulette, New Yorker, 1977
  • The American Friend, New Yorker, 1977
  • Film Executive Producer
  • Never Talk to Strangers (also known as Spiel mit dem Feuer), Imperial Entertainment, 1995
  • Film Work
  • Other
  • Assistant to director Jean-Luc Godard, The Soldiers (also known asLes carabiniers), New Yorker, 1968
  • Film Appearances
  • Young man, La boulangere de Monceau (also known as The Baker ofMonceau, The Baker's Girl of Monceau, and The Girl at the Monceau Bakery), 1963
  • (Uncredited) Car salesman, The Soldiers (also known as Les carabiniers and The Rifleman), New Yorker, 1968
  • Jean-Pierre, the husband, "Gare du nord," Six in Paris (also knownas Paris vu par ...), New Yorker, 1968
  • Gian-Reto, Out 1: Noli me tangere, 1970
  • Out 1: Spectre (also known as Out One), 1972
  • Olivier, Celine and Julie Go Boating (also known as Celine et Julie vont en bateau and Phantom Ladies over Paris), Les Films du Losange/Les Films Christian Fachner, 1974
  • Vittorio, Roberte (also known as Robert), Seine, 1978.Wait until Spring, Bandini, Orion Classics, 1989
  • (Uncredited) Audience, L'amour par terre (also known as Love onthe Ground), 1984
  • Mean passerby, The Golden Boat, Golden Boat Productions, 1990
  • An advisor, La reine Margot (also known as Die Bartholomausnacht, Queen Margot, and La regina Margot), 1994
  • Man in Porsche, Beverly Hills Cop III, 1994
  • Maurice, the French president, Mars Attacks!, 1996
  • Shattered Image, 1998
  • (Uncredited) La virgen de los sicarios (also known as Our Ladyof the Assassins and La vierge des tueurs), 2000
  • "1985," Cinematon, 2000
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • (With Paul Gegauff) More, Cinema V, 1969
  • La vallee (also known as The Valley and The Valley (Obscured by Clouds)), Societe nouvelle de cinema, 1972
  • General Idi Amin Dada (also known as Idi Amin Dada, General Amin, and No One Can Run Faster than a Rifle Bullet; documentary), Prestige Films, 1974
  • Mistress (originally Maitresse), Gaumont International/Lagoon, 1975
  • Koko, a Talking Gorilla (also known as Koko, le gorille qui parle; documentary), New Yorker, 1978
  • Les tricheurs (also known as The Cheaters, Os batoteiros, Die Spieler, and Youthful Sinners), Films Galatee/RoissyFilms, 1983

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press, 1996
    Periodicals
    • Cahiers du Cinema, December, 1992
    • Film Comment, March/April 1995, p. 64
    • Newsmakers, Issue 1, 1996

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