Suzanne Schiffman
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Suzanne Schiffman was a screenwriter
and director
for numerous motion pictures. She often worked with François Truffaut
. The 'script girl' Joelle, played by Nathalie Baye
in Truffaut's Day for Night
was based on Schiffman. It accurately portrayed the close collaboration she had with Truffaut and other directors.
Her Jewish mother was detained by the Gestapo during the war, but Klochendler and her sibling were hidden by an order of nuns. Schiffman studied art history at the Sorbonne
after the war.
During her career she worked closely with Jean-Luc Godard
and Jacques Rivette
in addition to Truffaut, latterly on the scripts of his films. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film Day for Night
and won a César Award
for writing The Last Metro
with Truffaut.
Suzanne Schiffman died of cancer in 2001.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
for numerous motion pictures. She often worked with François Truffaut
François Truffaut
François Roland Truffaut was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five...
. The 'script girl' Joelle, played by Nathalie Baye
Nathalie Baye
Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye is a French film, television, and stage actress. After having dance and dramatic education, Baye began acting in 1970. She has appeared in more than 70 films. She won four César Awards for Sauve qui peut , Une étrange affaire , La Balance , and Le Petit Lieutenant...
in Truffaut's Day for Night
Day for Night (film)
La Nuit Américaine is a 1973 French film directed by François Truffaut. It stars Jacqueline Bisset and Jean-Pierre Léaud. In French, nuit américaine is a technical process whereby sequences filmed outdoors in daylight are underexposed to appear as if they are taking place at night...
was based on Schiffman. It accurately portrayed the close collaboration she had with Truffaut and other directors.
Her Jewish mother was detained by the Gestapo during the war, but Klochendler and her sibling were hidden by an order of nuns. Schiffman studied art history at the Sorbonne
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
after the war.
During her career she worked closely with Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement, French Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave"....
and Jacques Rivette
Jacques Rivette
Jacques Rivette is a French film director. His most well known films include Celine and Julie Go Boating, La Belle Noiseuse and the cult film Out 1....
in addition to Truffaut, latterly on the scripts of his films. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film Day for Night
Day for Night (film)
La Nuit Américaine is a 1973 French film directed by François Truffaut. It stars Jacqueline Bisset and Jean-Pierre Léaud. In French, nuit américaine is a technical process whereby sequences filmed outdoors in daylight are underexposed to appear as if they are taking place at night...
and won a César Award
César Award
The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....
for writing The Last Metro
The Last Metro
The Last Metro is a 1980 film made by Les Films du Carrosse, written and directed by the French filmmaker François Truffaut, and starring Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu....
with Truffaut.
Suzanne Schiffman died of cancer in 2001.
Filmography
- To oneiro tou Ikarou (2005) (writer)- directed by Costa Natsis
- Bolondok éneke (2003) (writer)- directed by Csaba Bereczky
- Tangos volés (2002) (screenplay)- directed by Eduardo de Gregorio
- Innocent (1999) (technical advisor)- directed by Costa Natsis
- Corps perdus (1990) (writer)- directed by Eduardo de Gregorio
- Femme de papier (1989) (TV) (writer, director)- directed by Suzanne Schiffman
- Le moine et la sorcière (1987) (scenario, director)- directed by Suzanne Schiffman
- HurleventHurleventHurlevent is an adaptation of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. Based on the first part of the novel and set in 1930s southern France, it starred three unknown actors: Fabienne Babe as Catherine, Lucas Belvaux as Roch , and Oliver Cruveiller as Catherine's brother William...
(1985) (scenario, first assistant director)- directed by Jacques RivetteJacques RivetteJacques Rivette is a French film director. His most well known films include Celine and Julie Go Boating, La Belle Noiseuse and the cult film Out 1.... - Flügel und Fesseln (1985) (additional writer)- directed by Helma Sanders-BrahmsHelma Sanders-BrahmsHelma Sanders-Brahms is a German film director, screenwriter, producer and actress.She studied acting then German and English. She first worked in TV and then trained as a film director with Sergio Corbucci and Pier Paolo Pasolini making a large number of films often commissioned by German...
- Rouge-gorge (1985) (scenario)- directed by Pierre Zucca
- L'amour par terre (1984) (scenario, first assistant director)- directed by Jacques Rivette
- The Man Who Loved Women (1983) (first story)- directed by Blake EdwardsBlake EdwardsBlake Edwards was an American film director, screenwriter and producer.Edwards' career began in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon turned to writing radio scripts at Columbia Pictures...
- Vivement dimanche! (1983) (writer, assistant director)- directed by François TruffautFrançois TruffautFrançois Roland Truffaut was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five...
- Merry-Go-RoundMerry-Go-Round (1981 film)Merry-Go-Round is a 1981 film by Jacques Rivette, starring Maria Schneider and Joe Dallesandro....
(1981) (scenario)- directed by Jacques Rivette - Le pont du NordLe Pont du NordLe Pont du Nord is a 1981 French film directed by Jacques Rivette. The film stars Bulle Ogier and her daughter Pascale Ogier. It was released in France on 24 March 1982...
(1981) (scenario, first assistant director)- directed by Jacques Rivette - The Woman Next Door (1981) (original scenario, assistant director)- directed by François Truffaut
- The Last MetroThe Last MetroThe Last Metro is a 1980 film made by Les Films du Carrosse, written and directed by the French filmmaker François Truffaut, and starring Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu....
(1980) (scenario, assistant director)- directed by François Truffaut - L'amour en fuite (1979) (scenario, first assistant director)- directed by François Truffaut
- La chambre verte (1978) (assistant director)- directed by François Truffaut
- L'homme qui aimait les femmes (1977) (writer, first assistant director, actress)- directed by François Truffaut
- L'argent de poche (1976) (original scenario, first assistant director)- directed by François Truffaut
- The Story of Adèle H.The Story of Adele H.The Story of Adele H. is a 1975 French film which tells the story of the real-life Adèle Hugo, the daughter of writer Victor Hugo, whose obsessive unrequited love for a military officer led to her downfall. The film, told in French and English, is based on her diaries...
(1975) (writer, assistant director)- directed by François Truffaut - Out 1: SpectreOut 1Out 1 is a 1971 film directed by Jacques Rivette, one of the major filmmakers of the French New Wave. Notorious for its unwieldy length of twelve hours and forty minutes, it is also referred to as Out 1: Noli me tangere...
(1974) (writer)- directed by Jacques Rivette - Pleure pas la bouche pleine (1973) (writer, first assistant director)- directed by Pascal ThomasPascal ThomasPascal Thomas is a French screenwriter and film director.-Selected filmography:Director* La Dilettante * Mon petit doigt m'a dit... * L'heure zéro * Le crime est notre affaire -External links:...
- La nuit américaine (1973) (writer, assistant director)- directed by François Truffaut
- La société du spectacle (1973) (documentalist)- directed by Guy DebordGuy DebordGuy Ernest Debord was a French Marxist theorist, writer, filmmaker, member of the Letterist International, founder of a Letterist faction, and founding member of the Situationist International . He was also briefly a member of Socialisme ou Barbarie.-Early Life:Guy Debord was born in Paris in 1931...
- Such a Gorgeous Kid Like MeSuch a Gorgeous Kid Like MeSuch a Gorgeous Kid Like Me is a 1972 French film directed by François Truffaut, starring Bernadette Lafont. It is based on Henry Farrell's 1967 novel Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me. The film had a total of 684,539 admissions in France. -Plot:...
(1972) (assistant director)- directed by François Truffaut - Two English GirlsTwo English GirlsTwo English Girls , is a 1971 French romantic drama film directed by François Truffaut and based on a 1956 novel by Henri-Pierre Roché...
(1971) (assistant director)- directed by François Truffaut - Out 1Out 1Out 1 is a 1971 film directed by Jacques Rivette, one of the major filmmakers of the French New Wave. Notorious for its unwieldy length of twelve hours and forty minutes, it is also referred to as Out 1: Noli me tangere...
(1971) (scenario)- directed by Jacques Rivette and Suzanne Schiffman - Le bateau sur l'herbe (1971) (writer)- directed by Gérard BrachGérard BrachGérard Brach was a French screenwriter best known for his collaborations with the film directors Roman Polanski and Jean-Jacques Annaud...
- Domicile conjugal (1970) (first assistant director)- directed by François Truffaut
- L'enfant sauvage (1970) (assistant director)- directed by François Truffaut
- Mississippi MermaidMississippi MermaidMississippi Mermaid is a French film directed by François Truffaut. The film is adapted from the 1947 William Irish novel Waltz into Darkness. The film features Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Deneuve, and others. The film was the 17th highest grossing film of the year with a total of 1,221,027...
(1969) (script supervisor)- directed by François Truffaut - Stolen KissesStolen KissesStolen Kisses is a 1968 French film directed by François Truffaut. It continues the story of the character Antoine Doinel, whom Truffaut had previously depicted in The 400 Blows and the short film Antoine and Colette...
(1968) (script girl)- directed by François Truffaut - Les Gauloises bleuesLes Gauloises bleuesLes Gauloises bleues is a 1968 French drama film directed by Michel Cournot. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.-Cast:* Annie Girardot - La mère...
(1968) (script supervisor)- directed by Michel CournotMichel CournotMichel Cournot was a French journalist, screenwriter and film director. His only film as a director, Les Gauloises bleues, was due to be entered at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled because to the events of May 1968 in France.-External links:... - Fahrenheit 451Fahrenheit 451 (1966 film)Fahrenheit 451 is a 1966 film directed by François Truffaut, in his first colour film as well as his only English-language film. It is based on the novel of the same name by Ray Bradbury....
(1966) (assistant to director)- directed by François Truffaut - A Married Woman (1964) (script supervisor)- directed by Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement, French Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave"....
- Bande à part (1964) (script supervisor)- directed by Jean-Luc Godard
- La peau douce (1964) (script girl)- François Truffaut
- ContemptContempt (film)Contempt is a 1963 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, based on the Italian novel Il disprezzo by Alberto Moravia. It stars Brigitte Bardot.-Plot:...
(1963) (script girl)- directed by Jean-Luc Godard - Le petit soldatLe Petit SoldatThe Little Soldier is a 1960 French film, written and directed by French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, but not released until 1963. It was Godard's first film with Anna Karina, who starred as Véronica Dreyer alongside Michel Subor ....
(1963) (script girl)- directed by Jean-Luc Godard - Vivre sa vie (1962) (script girl)- directed by Jean-Luc Godard
- Jules et Jim (1962) (script supervisor)- directed by François Truffaut
- Une femme est une femme (1961) (script girl)- directed by Jean-Luc Godard
- LolaLola (1961 film)Lola, is a 1961 film, the debut film directed by Jacques Demy as a tribute to director Max Ophüls and is described by Demy as a "musical without music". Anouk Aimée starred in the title role...
(1961) (script girl)- directed by Jacques DemyJacques DemyJacques Demy was one of the most approachable filmmakers to appear in the wake of the French New Wave. Uninterested in the formal experimentation of Alain Resnais, or the political agitation of Jean-Luc Godard, Demy instead created a self-contained fantasy world closer to that of François... - Tirez sur le pianiste (1960) (script girl)- directed by François Truffaut
- Paris nous appartient (1960) (dialogue coach)- directed by Jacques Rivette
External links
- http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20010612/ai_n14391778/printObituary by Tom Vallance from The Independent (London)The IndependentThe Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
, 12 June 2001] Hommage à Suzanne Schiffman (in French)