About
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...
Known for
Mad MenSeries • 2007
Beverly Hills Cop IIIMovie • 1994
The Darjeeling LimitedMovie • 2007
Mars Attacks!Movie • 1996
Paris Je T'aimeMovie • 2006
Kiss of DeathMovie • 1995
Desperate MeasuresMovie • 1998
Single White FemaleMovie • 1992
Before and AfterMovie • 1996
BarflyMovie • 1987
Murder by NumbersMovie • 2002
Queen MargotMovie • 1994
The Mother and the WhoreMovie • 1973
Reversal of FortuneMovie • 1990
Céline and Julie Go BoatingMovie • 1974
Never Talk to StrangersMovie • 1995
MaîtresseMovie • 1976
My Night at Maud'sMovie • 1969
Love in the AfternoonMovie • 1972
Claire's KneeMovie • 1970
La CollectionneuseMovie • 1967
The Marquise of OMovie • 1976
The ValleyMovie • 1972
The Bakery Girl of MonceauMovie • 1963