Person
Suzanne Schiffman
Writing · 1929–2001 · Paris, France
Biography
Suzanne Schiffman (née Klochendler, 27 September 1929 – 6 June 2001) 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.[1] 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Suzanne Schiffman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Band of Outsiders
Script Supervisor
Bed and Board
First Assistant Director
Out 1
Co-Director
Day for Night
Writer
Fahrenheit 451
First Assistant Director
Lola
Script
Contempt
Script Supervisor
Vivre Sa Vie
Script Supervisor
The Soft Skin
Script Supervisor
Stolen Tangos
Writer
Filmography
- 2005Το όνειρο του ΊκαρουWriter
- 2003Fool's SongWriter
- 2002Stolen TangosWriter
- 1996François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & DeathSelf
- 1992Le jour et la nuitDirector
- 1990Out 1Co-Director
- 1990Corps perdusWriter
- 1989Paperback WomanDirector
- 1987SorceressDirector
- 1985Wuthering HeightsScreenplay
- 1985The Future of EmilyWriter
- 1985RobinScenario Writer
- 1984Love on the GroundWriter
- 1983The Man Who Loved WomenOriginal Film Writer
- 1983Confidentially YoursScreenplay
- 1982Le Pont du NordScenario Writer
- 1981Merry-Go-RoundWriter
- 1981The Woman Next DoorScreenplay
- 1981Paris s'en vaWriter
- 1980The Last MetroScreenplay
- 1979Love on the RunScreenplay
- 1978The Green RoomAssistant Director
- 1977The Man Who Loved WomenLa femme avec le bébé (uncredited)
- 1976Small ChangeScreenplay
- 1975The Story of Adèle H.Screenplay
- 1973Don't Cry with Your Mouth FullScenario Writer
- 1973Out 1: SpectreWriter
- 1973Day for NightWriter
- 1972A Gorgeous Girl Like MeAssistant Director
- 1971Two English GirlsAssistant Director
- 1971Out 1Co-Director
- 1971The Boat on the GrassWriter
- 1970Bed and BoardFirst Assistant Director
- 1970The Wild ChildAssistant Director
- 1969Mississippi MermaidScript Supervisor
- 1969Les Gauloises bleuesScript Supervisor
- 1968Stolen KissesScript Supervisor
- 1968The Bride Wore BlackScript Supervisor
- 1967La ChinoiseScript Supervisor
- 1966Fahrenheit 451First Assistant Director
- 1964The Married WomanScript Supervisor
- 1964Band of OutsidersScript Supervisor
- 1964The Soft SkinScript Supervisor
- 1963ContemptScript Supervisor
- 1963Le Petit SoldatScript Supervisor
- 1962Vivre Sa VieScript Supervisor
- 1962Love at TwentyScript Supervisor
- 1962Jules and JimScript Supervisor
- 1961A Woman Is a WomanScript Supervisor
- 1961Amazons of RomeScript Supervisor
- 1961LolaScript
- 1960Shoot the Piano PlayerScript Supervisor
- 1960The Army GameScript Supervisor
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