Barbet Schroeder
Known for Directing · 42 credits
- Born
- 1941-08-26 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- Tehran, Iran
Biography
Barbet Schroeder (born 26 August 1941) is an Iranian-born Swiss film director and producer who started his career in French cinema in the 1960s, working with directors of the French New Wave such as Jean-Luc Godard, Jacques Rivette and Eric Rohmer.
Schroeder started his career producing such films as The Bakery Girl of Monceau (1962), Six in Paris (1965), and Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974). He then transitioned into directing films such as More (1969), La Vallée (1972) and Barfly (1987), the last of which was nominated for the Palme d'Or. He also gained recognition for directing the documentary Koko: A Talking Gorilla (1978). He directed what he labeled, "The Trilogy of Evil", which includes the films, General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (1974), Terror's Advocate (2007) and The Venerable W. (2016).
He directed the drama Reversal of Fortune (1990) and earned a nomination for Academy Award for Best Director. He then directed many big budget Hollywood films, often mixing melodrama with the thriller genre in films like Single White Female (1992), Kiss of Death (1995), Desperate Measures (1998) and Murder by Numbers (2002). He also acted in Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), Mars Attacks! (1996) and The Darjeeling Limited (2007).
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Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (39)
Mars Attacks!
1996
as French President
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
as Man in Porsche
The Darjeeling Limited
2007
as The Mechanic
Paris Je T'aime
2006
as Monsieur Henny (Porte de Choisy)
Queen Margot
1994
as Advisor #2
Céline and Julie Go Boating
1974
as Olivier
Out 1
1990
as Gian-Reto
Cinématon
1978
as N°651
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Self - Director
The Carabineers
1963
as Car Salesman
The Family
2023
as Self
Cheaters
1984
as Un Joueur (uncredited)
Six in Paris
1965
as Jean-Pierre (segment "Gare du Nord")
Bukowski: Born Into This
2003
as Self
Only the Night
2005
as Dr. Idelman
The Venerable W.
2017
as Narrateur (voice)
The Bakery Girl of Monceau
1963
as Young Man / Narrator
Out 1: Spectre
1973
as Gian-Reto
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
1968
as Self
Jean Douchet ou l’art d’aimer
2011
as Self
Rouge
2015
as Le médecin
The Duchess of Langeais
2007
as Duc de Grandlieu
Terror's Advocate
2007
as Narrator (voice)
La Paloma
1974
as Bishop (uncredited)
Gare du Nord
1965
Roberte
1979
as Vittorio
Don't Do That!
2004
as un client du restaurant
Portrait of the Artist
2015
as Le médecin
Short Memory
1982
as Un invité au dîner
The Charles Bukowski Tapes
1985
as Himself
The Golden Boat
1991
as Mean Passer-by
Fun and Games for Everyone
1969
What Are You Up To, Barbet Schroeder?
2017
as Voice
Jean Douchet, Restless Child
2017
as Self
Comme un chien
2010
Moral Tales, Filmic Issues: A Conversation between Barbet Schroeder and Eric Rohmer
2006
as Himself
L.A.X.
1980
as Narrator
Electra, for Instance
2013
as The pedagogue
Making More
2011
as Himself
About Barbet Schroeder
Barbet Schroeder (born 26 August 1941) is an Iranian-born Swiss film director and producer who started his career in French cinema in the 1960s, working with directors of the French New Wave such as Jean-Luc Godard, Jacques Rivette and Eric Rohmer. Schroeder started his career producing such films as The Bakery Girl of Monceau (1962), Six in Paris (1965), and Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974). He then transitioned into directing films such as More (1969), La Vallée (1972) and Barfly (1987), the last of which was nominated for the Palme d'Or.… With 42 credits spanning from 1963 to 2023, Barbet Schroeder has appeared in 39 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Barbet Schroeder Movies
- Mars Attacks! (1996) — as French President
- Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) — as Man in Porsche
- The Darjeeling Limited (2007) — as The Mechanic
- Paris Je T'aime (2006) — as Monsieur Henny (Porte de Choisy)
- Queen Margot (1994) — as Advisor #2
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