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. 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.
Filmography
all 51
Movies 50
Writer 18
Director 14
self 1
TV Shows 1

Fool's Song (2003)

Corps perdus (1990)

Sorceress (1987)

Rouge-gorge (1985)

The Man Who Loved Women (1983)

Le Pont du Nord (1982)

The Woman Next Door (1981)

The Last Metro (1980)

Love on the Run (1979)

The Green Room (1978)

Small Change (1976)

The Story of Adele H. (1975)

Day for Night (1973)

A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (1972)

Two English Girls (1971)

Out 1 (1971)

Out 1 (1971)

Bed and Board (1970)

The Wild Child (1970)

Mississippi Mermaid (1969)

Les Gauloises bleues (1969)

Stolen Kisses (1968)

The Bride Wore Black (1968)

La Chinoise (1967)

Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

The Married Woman (1964)

Band of Outsiders (1964)

The Soft Skin (1964)

Contempt (1963)

Le Petit Soldat (1963)

Vivre Sa Vie (1962)

Love at Twenty (1962)

Jules and Jim (1962)

A Woman Is a Woman (1961)

Amazons of Rome (1961)

Lola (1961)

The Army Game (1960)

Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderFemale
Birthday1929-09-27
Deathday2001-06-06 (71 years old)
Birth NameSuzanne Klochendler
Birth Place19th arrondissement of Paris, France
ChildrenMathieu Schiffman, Guillaume Schiffman
SiblingsMichel Klochendler
RelativesNemo Schiffman
CitizenshipsFrance
Also Known AsSuzanne Klochendler
This article uses material from Wikipedia.
Last updated:
- Suzanne Schiffman
- Filmography
- Information
- Related Persons