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Suzanne Schiffman(1929-2001)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Suzanne Schiffman was born on 27 September 1929 in Paris, France. She was a writer and assistant director, known for Day for Night (1973), The Last Metro (1980) and The Story of Adele H (1975). She died on 6 June 2001 in Paris, France.
BornSeptember 27, 1929
DiedJune 6, 2001(71)
BornSeptember 27, 1929
DiedJune 6, 2001(71)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Day for Night (1973)
Day for Night
8.0
  • Writer
  • 1973
Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu in The Last Metro (1980)
The Last Metro
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1980
The Story of Adele H (1975)
The Story of Adele H
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1975
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Fahrenheit 451
7.2
  • Additional Crew
  • 1966

Credits

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Writer

  • To oneiro tou Ikarou (2005)
    To oneiro tou Ikarou
    5.1
    • Writer
    • 2005
  • Bolondok éneke (2003)
    Bolondok éneke
    6.2
    • writer
    • 2003
  • Stolen Tangos (2001)
    Stolen Tangos
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 2001
  • Corps perdus (1989)
    Corps perdus
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 1989
  • Femme de papier
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1989
  • Sorceress (1987)
    Sorceress
    6.4
    • scenario
    • 1987
  • Wuthering Heights (1985)
    Wuthering Heights
    6.5
    • scenario
    • 1985
  • Rouge-gorge (1985)
    Rouge-gorge
    6.2
    • scenario
    • 1985
  • The Future of Emily (1984)
    The Future of Emily
    6.6
    • additional writer
    • 1984
  • Jane Birkin, Geraldine Chaplin, and André Dussollier in Love on the Ground (1984)
    Love on the Ground
    6.8
    • scenario
    • 1984
  • The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
    The Man Who Loved Women
    5.3
    • original screenplay (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Fanny Ardant and Jean-Louis Trintignant in Confidentially Yours (1983)
    Confidentially Yours
    7.2
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 1983
  • Paris Goes Away (1981)
    Paris Goes Away
    6.6
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1981
  • Bulle Ogier and Pascale Ogier in Le Pont du Nord (1981)
    Le Pont du Nord
    6.7
    • scenario
    • 1981
  • Fanny Ardant and Gérard Depardieu in The Woman Next Door (1981)
    The Woman Next Door
    7.2
    • written by
    • 1981

Script and Continuity Department

  • Catherine Deneuve and Jean-Paul Belmondo in Mississippi Mermaid (1969)
    Mississippi Mermaid
    6.9
    • script supervisor
    • 1969
  • Berthe Granval in Provinces (1968)
    Provinces
    8.0
    TV Series
    • script supervisor
    • 1968
  • Les Gauloises bleues (1968)
    Les Gauloises bleues
    5.5
    • script supervisor
    • 1968
  • Stolen Kisses (1968)
    Stolen Kisses
    7.5
    • script supervisor
    • 1968
  • Orson Welles, Norman Eshley, and Jeanne Moreau in The Immortal Story (1968)
    The Immortal Story
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • script supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • The Bride Wore Black (1968)
    The Bride Wore Black
    7.2
    • script supervisor
    • 1968
  • Juliet Berto in The Chinese (1967)
    The Chinese
    6.9
    • script
    • 1967
  • The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
    The Sailor from Gibraltar
    6.0
    • script girl
    • 1967
  • Les coeurs verts (1966)
    Les coeurs verts
    7.1
    • script supervisor
    • 1966
  • Emmanuelle Riva, Fabrice Rouleau, and Edith Scob in Thomas the Impostor (1965)
    Thomas the Impostor
    6.6
    • script supervisor
    • 1965
  • De l'amour (1964)
    De l'amour
    6.3
    • script supervisor
    • 1964
  • A Married Woman (1964)
    A Married Woman
    7.1
    • script supervisor
    • 1964
  • Claude Brasseur, Sami Frey, and Anna Karina in Band of Outsiders (1964)
    Band of Outsiders
    7.6
    • script supervisor
    • 1964
  • Jean Desailly and Françoise Dorléac in The Soft Skin (1964)
    The Soft Skin
    7.5
    • script girl (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Brigitte Bardot, Fritz Lang, Jack Palance, Giorgia Moll, and Michel Piccoli in Contempt (1963)
    Contempt
    7.4
    • script girl (uncredited)
    • 1963

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • L'aube (1986)
    L'aube
    6.8
    • first assistant director
    • 1986
  • Wuthering Heights (1985)
    Wuthering Heights
    6.5
    • first assistant director
    • 1985
  • Jane Birkin, Geraldine Chaplin, and André Dussollier in Love on the Ground (1984)
    Love on the Ground
    6.8
    • first assistant director
    • 1984
  • Fanny Ardant and Jean-Louis Trintignant in Confidentially Yours (1983)
    Confidentially Yours
    7.2
    • assistant director
    • 1983
  • Bulle Ogier and Pascale Ogier in Le Pont du Nord (1981)
    Le Pont du Nord
    6.7
    • first assistant director
    • 1981
  • Fanny Ardant and Gérard Depardieu in The Woman Next Door (1981)
    The Woman Next Door
    7.2
    • assistant director
    • 1981
  • Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu in The Last Metro (1980)
    The Last Metro
    7.3
    • assistant director
    • 1980
  • Dani and Jean-Pierre Léaud in Love on the Run (1979)
    Love on the Run
    7.0
    • first assistant director
    • 1979
  • The Green Room (1978)
    The Green Room
    6.9
    • assistant director
    • 1978
  • The Man Who Loved Women (1977)
    The Man Who Loved Women
    7.4
    • first assistant director
    • 1977
  • Small Change (1976)
    Small Change
    7.6
    • first assistant director
    • 1976
  • The Story of Adele H (1975)
    The Story of Adele H
    7.2
    • assistant director
    • 1975
  • Don't Cry with Your Mouth Full (1973)
    Don't Cry with Your Mouth Full
    6.1
    • first assistant director
    • 1973
  • Day for Night (1973)
    Day for Night
    8.0
    • assistant director
    • 1973
  • A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (1972)
    A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1972

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Susan Schiffman
  • Born
    • September 27, 1929
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • June 6, 2001
    • Paris, France(undisclosed)
  • Children
      Guillaume Schiffman
  • Relatives
    • Michel Klochendler(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal

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  • Trivia
    French screenwriter, latterly director, associated with Francois Truffaut for whom she worked at first on continuity, as assistant and co-screenwriter. She was previously a student of art history at the Sorbonne.

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