Barbet Schroeder

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 At…

Directed

1. Mad Men (2007) — Director
2. Murder by Numbers (2002) — Director
3. Single White Female (1992) — Director
4. Barfly (1987) — Director
5. Kiss of Death (1995) — Director
6. Reversal of Fortune (1990) — Director
7. Desperate Measures (1998) — Director
8. Before and After (1996) — Director
9. Our Lady of the Assassins (2000) — Director
10. More (1969) — Director
11. Maîtresse (1976) — Director
12. The Venerable W. (2017) — Director
13. Amnesia (2015) — Director
14. Terror's Advocate (2007) — Director
15. General Idi Amin Dada (1974) — Director
16. The Valley (1972) — Director
17. Inju: The Beast in the Shadow (2008) — Director
18. Cheaters (1984) — Director
19. Koko: A Talking Gorilla (1978) — Director
20. The Charles Bukowski Tapes (1985) — Director
21. Ricardo and Painting (2023) — Director
22. Make-up (1971) — Director
23. Sing Sing (1971) — Director
24. Pork with Sweet Potatoes (1971) — Director
25. What Are You Up To, Barbet Schroeder? (2017) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Mars Attacks! (1996) — French President
2. The Darjeeling Limited (2007) — The Mechanic
3. Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) — Man in Porsche
4. Paris Je T'aime (2006) — Monsieur Henny (Porte de Choisy)
5. Queen Margot (1994) — Advisor #2
6. Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014) — Self - Director
7. Céline and Julie Go Boating (1974) — Olivier
8. The Bakery Girl of Monceau (1963) — Young Man / Narrator
9. The Carabineers (1963) — Car Salesman
10. Out 1 (1990) — Gian-Reto
11. Bukowski: Born Into This (2003) — Self
12. The Venerable W. (2017) — Narrateur (voice)
13. Terror's Advocate (2007) — Narrator (voice)
14. Six in Paris (1965) — Jean-Pierre (segment "Gare du Nord")
15. Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1968) — Self
16. The Duchess of Langeais (2007) — Duc de Grandlieu
17. Only the Night (2005) — Dr. Idelman
18. Cheaters (1984) — Un Joueur (uncredited)
19. Out 1: Spectre (1973) — Gian-Reto
20. La Paloma (1974) — Bishop (uncredited)
21. The Charles Bukowski Tapes (1985) — Himself
22. Portrait of the Artist (2015) — Le médecin
23. The Golden Boat (1991) — Mean Passer-by
24. Roberte (1979) — Vittorio
25. Rouge (2015) — Le médecin
26. Cinématon (1978) — N°651
27. Short Memory (1982) — Un invité au dîner
28. Don't Do That! (2004) — un client du restaurant
29. Gare du Nord (1965)
30. Fun and Games for Everyone (1969)
31. Jean Douchet, Restless Child (2017) — Self
32. 30 millions d'amis (1976) — Self
33. The Family (2023) — Self
34. Moral Tales, Filmic Issues: A Conversation between Barbet Schroeder and Eric Rohmer (2006) — Himself
35. Out 1 (1971) — Gian-Reto
36. Electra, for Instance (2013) — The pedagogue
37. Samedi soir (1971) — Self
38. Comme un chien (2010)
39. Making More (2011) — Himself
40. Jean Douchet ou l’art d’aimer (2011) — Self