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Barbet Schroeder
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Barbet Schroeder, born Gian-Reto Barbet Schroeder in 1941 in Tehran, is a French and Swiss actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is educated at Lycée Henri-IV and Lycée Condorcet and speaks French. Schroeder is married to Bulle Ogier.
His notable works include the films L'avocat de la terreur, General Idi Amin Dada, and Amnesia. He has received a César Award for Best Documentary Film and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- L'avocat de la terreur
- General Idi Amin Dada
- General Idi Amin Dada
- Amnesia
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Film & TV
Tehran, Iran
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).…
Known for
- The Family — Self2023
- Jean Douchet, Restless Child — Self2017
- The Venerable W. — Narrateur (voice)2017
- What Are You Up To, Barbet Schroeder? — Voice2017
- Rouge — Le médecin2015
- Portrait of the Artist — Le médecin2015
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films — Self - Director2014
- Electra, for Instance — The pedagogue2013
- Making More — Himself2011
- Jean Douchet ou l’art d’aimer — Self2011
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1941-08-26 ) 26 August 1941 (age 84) , Tehran , Iran
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Occupations
- Director, producer
- Spouse
- Bulle Ogier
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Schroeder
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Tehran
- Spouse
- Bulle Ogier
- Occupation
- assistant director
- Educated at
- Lycée Condorcet
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- film production
- Official website
- www.barbetschroeder.com
- Image
- Barbet Schroeder (2883902011) cropped.jpg
- Height
- 1.82
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- date of birth
- 1941-01-01
- Commons category
- Barbet Schroeder
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Director
- name in native language
- Barbet Schroeder
- related category
- Category:Films produced by Barbet Schroeder
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- Template:Barbet Schroeder
- birth name
- Gian-Reto Barbet Schroeder
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Encyclopedic overview
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": General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (1974), Terror's Advocate (2007), and The Venerable W. (2016).
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