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Suzanne Schiffman
Born Suzanne Klochendler
(1929-09-27 ) 27 September 1929Paris, France
Died 6 June 2001(2001-06-06) (aged 71)Paris, France
Years active 1958–1992 Spouse Philippe Schiffman (1949–2000; his death) Children 2
Suzanne Schiffman (née Klochendler ; 27 September 1929 – 6 June 2001) was a French
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 her close collaboration with Truffaut and other directors.
Schiffman's Jewish mother was detained by the Gestapo during the war, but an order of nuns hid Schiffman and her sibling.
[1] She studied art history at the
Sorbonne after the war. Schiffman 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
Day for Night and won a
César Award for writing
The Last Metro with Truffaut.[
citation needed ]
Death
Suzanne Schiffman died of cancer in 2001, a year after her husband's death. She is the mother of two sons, one of whom is
cinematographer
Guillaume Schiffman .
[2]
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
Hurlevent (1985) (scenario, first assistant director) - directed by
Jacques Rivette
Flügel und Fesseln (1985) (additional writer) - directed by
Helma Sanders-Brahms
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 Edwards
Vivement dimanche! (1983) (writer, assistant director) - directed by
François Truffaut
Merry-Go-Round (1981) (scenario) - directed by Jacques Rivette
Le Pont du Nord (1981) (scenario, first assistant director) - directed by Jacques Rivette
The Woman Next Door (1981) (original scenario, assistant director) - directed by François Truffaut
The Last Metro (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. (1975) (writer, assistant director) - directed by François Truffaut
Out 1: Spectre (1974) (writer) - directed by Jacques Rivette
Pleure pas la bouche pleine (1973) (writer, first assistant director) - directed by
Pascal Thomas
La nuit américaine (1973) (writer, assistant director) - directed by François Truffaut
La société du spectacle (1973) (documentalist) - directed by
Guy Debord
Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me (1972) (assistant director) - directed by François Truffaut
Two English Girls (1971) (assistant director) - directed by François Truffaut
Out 1 (1971) (scenario) - directed by Jacques Rivette and Suzanne Schiffman
Le bateau sur l'herbe (1971) (writer) - directed by
Gérard Brach
Domicile conjugal (1970) (first assistant director) - directed by François Truffaut
L'enfant sauvage (1970) (assistant director) - directed by François Truffaut
Mississippi Mermaid (1969) (script supervisor) - directed by François Truffaut
Stolen Kisses (1968) (script girl) - directed by François Truffaut
Les Gauloises bleues (1968) (script supervisor) - directed by
Michel Cournot
Fahrenheit 451 (1966) (assistant to director) - directed by François Truffaut
A Married Woman (1964) (script supervisor) - directed by
Jean-Luc Godard
Bande à part (1964) (script supervisor) - directed by Jean-Luc Godard
La peau douce (1964) (script girl) - François Truffaut
Contempt (1963) (script girl) - directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Le petit soldat (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
Lola (1961) (script girl) - directed by
Jacques Demy
Tirez sur le pianiste (1960) (script girl) - directed by François Truffaut
Paris nous appartient (1960) (dialogue coach) - directed by Jacques Rivette
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