Suzanne Schiffman
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Female
Birthday
1929-09-27 (72 years old)
Deathday
2001-06-06
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Also known As
Suzanne Klochendler
Suzanne Schiffman
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...
Acting
1977
as La femme avec le bébé (uncredited)
Production
1977
as Screenplay
1976
as Screenplay
1980
as Screenplay
1990
as Co-Director
1975
as Screenplay
1981
as Screenplay
1987
as Director
1990
as Writer
1982
as Scenario Writer
1985
as Screenplay
1973
as Writer
2002
as Writer
1973
as Scenario Writer
1987
as Writer
1982
as Writer
1984
as Writer
1985
as Scenario Writer
1990
as Writer
1961
as Script
1973
as First Assistant Director
1983
as Screenplay
1985
as Writer
1963
as Script Supervisor
1970
as Assistant Director
2014
as Writer
1964
as Script Supervisor
1990
as Set Designer
1964
as Script Supervisor
1971
as Assistant Director
2003
as Writer
1973
as Writer
1962
as Script Supervisor
1961
as Script Supervisor
1961
as Script Supervisor
1973
as Assistant Director
1967
as Script Supervisor
1963
as Script Supervisor
1980
as Dialogue
1980
as Assistant Director
1971
as Writer
1976
as Assistant Director
1978
as Assistant Director
1975
as Assistant Director
1972
as Assistant Director
1981
as Assistant Director
1969
as Script Supervisor
1983
as Original Film Writer
1977
as First Assistant Director
1981
as Writer
1981
as Writer
1960
as Script Supervisor
1960
as Script Supervisor
1962
as Script Supervisor
1962
as Script Supervisor
1964
as Script Supervisor
1970
as First Assistant Director
1968
as Script Supervisor
1968
as Script Supervisor
1979
as Screenplay
1979
as First Assistant Director
1969
as Script Supervisor
1983
as Assistant Director
1961
as Script Supervisor
1966
as First Assistant Director
1983
as Dialogue
1983
as Adaptation
1989
as Director
1989
as Writer
1992
as Director
1992
as Writer
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