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
The Darjeeling Limited
2007
as The Mechanic
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
as Man in Porsche
Queen Margot
1994
as Advisor #2
Paris Je T'aime
2006
as Monsieur Henny (Porte de Choisy)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Self - Director
Céline and Julie Go Boating
1974
as Olivier
The Family
2023
as Self
The Carabineers
1963
as Car Salesman
The Bakery Girl of Monceau
1963
as Young Man / Narrator
Cinématon
1978
as N°651
Out 1
1990
as Gian-Reto
Bukowski: Born Into This
2003
as Self
Rouge
2015
as Le médecin
The Duchess of Langeais
2007
as Duc de Grandlieu
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
1968
as Self
Gare du Nord
1965
Portrait of the Artist
2015
as Le médecin
La Paloma
1974
as Bishop (uncredited)
Six in Paris
1965
as Jean-Pierre (segment "Gare du Nord")
Only the Night
2005
as Dr. Idelman
Terror's Advocate
2007
as Narrator (voice)
Short Memory
1982
as Un invité au dîner
Roberte
1979
as Vittorio
Fun and Games for Everyone
1969
Out 1: Spectre
1973
as Gian-Reto
Cheaters
1984
as Un Joueur (uncredited)
The Venerable W.
2017
as Narrateur (voice)
Don't Do That!
2004
as un client du restaurant
Jean Douchet ou l’art d’aimer
2011
as Self
L.A.X.
1980
as Narrator
Jean Douchet, Restless Child
2017
as Self
Electra, for Instance
2013
as The pedagogue
The Golden Boat
1991
as Mean Passer-by
Comme un chien
2010
What Are You Up To, Barbet Schroeder?
2017
as Voice
The Charles Bukowski Tapes
1985
as Himself
Making More
2011
as Himself
Moral Tales, Filmic Issues: A Conversation between Barbet Schroeder and Eric Rohmer
2006
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
- The Darjeeling Limited (2007) — as The Mechanic
- Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) — as Man in Porsche
- Queen Margot (1994) — as Advisor #2
- Paris Je T'aime (2006) — as Monsieur Henny (Porte de Choisy)
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