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Barbet Schroeder
Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Additional CreditsBorn August 26, 1941 (84 years)
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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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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| 2017 | The Venerable W. · as Narrateur (voice) |
| 2015 | Rouge · as Le Médecin |
| 2014 | Portrait of the Artist · as Le Médecin |
| 2010 | The Counsel · as Jacques Meco |
| 2007 | The Darjeeling Limited · as The Mechanic |
| 2007 | Terror's Advocate · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2007 | The Duchess of Langeais · as Duc De Grandlieu |
| 2006 | Paris, Je T'aime · as Monsieur Henny (porte De Choisy) |
| 2005 | Only the Night · as Dr. Idelman |
| 2004 | Ne fais pas ça! · as Un Client Du Restaurant |
| 2000 | Our Lady of the Assassins · as Cast |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! · as French President |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III · as Man In Porsche |
| 1994 | Queen Margot · as Advisor #2 |
| 1990 | The Golden Boat · as Mean Passer-By |
| 1984 | Love on the Ground · as Audience |
| 1984 | Tricheurs · as Un Joueur (uncredited) |
| 1984 | Cinématon · as N°651 |
| 1979 | Short Memory · as Un Invité Au Dîner |
| 1979 | Roberte · as Vittorio |
| 1974 | Celine and Julie Go Boating · as Olivier |
| 1974 | La Paloma · as Bishop (uncredited) |
| 1972 | Out 1: Spectre · as Gian-Reto |
| 1971 | Out 1 · as Gian-Reto |
| 1968 | |
| 1965 | Six in Paris · as Jean-Pierre (segment "gare Du Nord") |
| 1965 | |
| 1963 | The Carabineers · as Car Salesman |
| 1963 | The Bakery Girl of Monceau · as Young Man / Narrator |