Barbet Schroeder

Directing·Aug 26, 1941·Tehran, Iran

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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbet Schroeder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Film	Credit
Ricardo and Painting2023 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Family2023 · Self	Self
The Venerable W.2017 · Narrateur (voice), Director, Writer	Narrateur (voice), Director, Writer
Jean Douchet, Restless Child2017 · Self	Self
What Are You Up To, Barbet Schroeder?2017 · Voice, Director	Voice, Director
Amnesia2015 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Rouge2015 · Le médecin	Le médecin
Portrait of the Artist2015 · Le médecin	Le médecin
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014 · Self - Director	Self - Director
Electra, for Instance2013 · The pedagogue	The pedagogue
Jean Douchet ou l’art d’aimer2011 · Self	Self
Making More2011 · Himself	Himself
Comme un chien2010 · Actor	Actor
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow2008 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Darjeeling Limited2007 · The Mechanic	The Mechanic
Terror's Advocate2007 · Narrator (voice), Director	Narrator (voice), Director
The Duchess of Langeais2007 · Duc de Grandlieu	Duc de Grandlieu
Moral Tales, Filmic Issues: A Conversation between Barbet Schroeder and Eric Rohmer2006 · Himself	Himself
Paris Je T'aime2006 · Monsieur Henny (Porte de Choisy)	Monsieur Henny (Porte de Choisy)
Only the Night2005 · Dr. Idelman	Dr. Idelman
Don't Do That!2004 · un client du restaurant	un client du restaurant
Bukowski: Born Into This2003 · Self	Self
Murder by Numbers2002 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Our Lady of the Assassins2000 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Desperate Measures1998 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Mars Attacks!1996 · French President	French President
Before and After1996 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Kiss of Death1995 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Beverly Hills Cop III1994 · Man in Porsche	Man in Porsche
Queen Margot1994 · Advisor #2	Advisor #2
Single White Female1992 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Golden Boat1991 · Mean Passer-by	Mean Passer-by
Out 11990 · Gian-Reto	Gian-Reto
Reversal of Fortune1990 · Director	Director
Barfly1987 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Charles Bukowski Tapes1985 · Himself, Director, Producer	Himself, Director, Producer
Improper Conduct1984 · Producer	Producer
Cheaters1984 · Un Joueur (uncredited), Director, Writer	Un Joueur (uncredited), Director, Writer
Le Pont du Nord1982 · Producer	Producer
Short Memory1982 · Un invité au dîner	Un invité au dîner
L.A.X.1980 · Narrator	Narrator
Roberte1979 · Vittorio	Vittorio
Cinématon1978 · N°651	N°651
Koko: A Talking Gorilla1978 · Director	Director
Perceval1978 · Producer	Producer
Chinese Roulette1977 · Producer	Producer
The Marquise of O1976 · Producer	Producer
Maîtresse1976 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay