Barbet Schroeder
Known for
Directing
Born
August 26, 1941 (age 85)
Birthplace
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 inc...
Best known work
Mars Attacks!
1996
The Darjeeling Limited
2007
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
Mad Men
2007
Murder by Numbers
2002
Paris Je T'aime
2006
Single White Female
1992
Queen Margot
1994
Barfly
1987
Kiss of Death
1995Filmography
2023
Ricardo and PaintingScreenplay, Director
2023
The Familyas Self
2017
The Venerable W.as Narrateur (voice), Director, Writer
2017
Jean Douchet, Restless Childas Self
2017
What Are You Up To, Barbet Schroeder?as Voice, Director
2015
AmnesiaDirector, Screenplay
2015
Rougeas Le médecin
2015
Portrait of the Artistas Le médecin
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Filmsas Self - Director
2013
Electra, for Instanceas The pedagogue
2011
2011
Dreaming AmericanExecutive Producer
2011
Making Moreas Himself
2010
2008
Inju: The Beast in the ShadowDirector, Screenplay
2007
The Darjeeling Limitedas The Mechanic
2007
2007
Terror's Advocateas Narrator (voice), Director, Scenario Writer
2007
The Duchess of Langeaisas Duc de Grandlieu
2006
2006
Paris Je T'aimeas Monsieur Henny (Porte de Choisy)
2005
Only the Nightas Dr. Idelman
2004
Don't Do That!as un client du restaurant
2003
Bukowski: Born Into Thisas Self
2002
Murder by NumbersDirector, Producer