Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

Filmography
1963 Kriss Romani (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)
1967 L’Afrique des Banlieues (documentary)
1972 Paris des Négritudes (documentary; short)
1974 Vivre pour survivre (documentary)
1979 Comme les Anges déchus de la Place Saint-Michel
(also screenwriter)
1986 Les Clowns de Dieu (also screenwriter, dialogist,
actor)
1994 De Rage et d’Espoir (documentary; also screenwriter)
Television Filmography
1965 Le Théâtre, premier Langage de l’Humanité
(documentary)
1974 La Fête se meurt (documentary; short)
1983 Sois Belle et tais-toi
1984 La Fontaine des Innocentes
SCHMIDT, NATHALIE
After studying acting at the Nanterre-based Ecole
de Comédiens du Théâtre des Amandiers and at the
American Musical and Dramatic Academy of New
York (1982–1984), she made her stage debut in plays
directed by Patrice Chéreau. She appeared mostly in
supporting roles in fi lms (1984 Fais-moi mal, Johnny,
short, Philippe Le Guay; 1985 L’Atelier, documentary,
as herself, André Téchiné; 1986 Les Clowns de Dieu,
Jean Schmidt;1988 Prisonnières, Charlotte Silvera;
1989 Céleri Remoulade, short, Jean-Pierre Biazotti;
1990 Europa Europa / Hitlerjunge Salomon / USA:
Europa Europe, Agnieszka Holland, Germany / France
/ Poland; Guerre de Ménage, short, Pierre-André Sauvageot;
1991 J’embrasse pas / Niente baci sulla bocca,
André Téchiné, France / Italy; 1992 Vieille Canaille, Gérard
Jourd’hui; 1993 Rupture(s), Christine Citti; 1994
Le Beau Pavel, short, Lou Jeunet; 1995 La Défaillance
des Montagnes, short, Henri Herré; Toujours les Filles
souffriront d’Amour, short, Lucie Phan, Béatrice Plumet;
Fast, Dante Desarthe; 1997 Le Secret de Polichinelle,
Franck Landron; 2003 Une Affaire qui roule, Eric Véniard)
and TV movies (1979 L’Hôtel du libre Echange,
Guy Séligmann; 1983 L’Île bleue, Jean-Claude Guidicelli;
Emmenez-moi au Théâtre: La Baye, Guy Séligmann;
1990 Marche, crève ou rêve, Jean Schmidt; 1999 Mary
Lester, episode “Meurtre en Atlantique,” Christiane
Lehérissey; Docteur Sylvestre, episode “Cadences infernales,”
Christiane Lehérissey; Justice, episode “Blessure
d’Enfance,” Gérard Marx; 2003 L’Aubaine, Aline
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Issermann; La Kiné, episode “Le Saut dans le Vide,”
Aline Issermann; 2005 Vénus & Apollon / USA: Venus
and Apollo, episode “Soin éternel,” Olivier Guignard;
2006 Mentir un peu, Agnès Obadia).
Filmography
2003 Après la Pluie, le beau Temps (also co-screenwriter,
co-dialogist, composer)
SCHMITT, BERNARD (November 7, 1950, Lyon,
Rhône, France–)
Having graduated with a bachelor’s degree in letters
and a master’s degree in cinema, he began as an
assistant to such famous stage directors as Marcel
Maréchal, Roger Planchon, Patrice Chéreau, and
Georges Wilson. Since 1980, he has directed many
commercials, institutional fi lms, and musical videos.
Filmography
1978 Off & Back (also screenwriter)
1990 Pacifi c Palisades (also co-screenwriter; France
/ USA)
1992 Johnny Hallyday, une Star dans l’Histoire (documentary;
co-director with Gilbert Namiand)
Television Filmography
1978 Jacky (short)
1980 Kitchenettes (short)
1981 Parasite Now (also actor)
1982 Survol avec Préméditation (also co-screenwriter,
actor)
1995 Jude (short)
SCHNEIDER, HENRI (1902–February 9, 1988,
France)
A screenwriter (1949 Ainsi fi nit la Nuit / L’Affaire,
Emile-Edwin Reinert), he had a brief career as a director.
Filmography
1946 Le Pèlerin de l’Enfer / De Pelgrim der verdoemden
(also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist; Belgium)
1951 La Grande Vie (also co-screenwriter, codialogist)
SCHOCK, MICHAËL (1948, Paris, France–)
A fi lm director since 1978, he also occasionally
worked as an actor (1980 Brigade criminelle / International
Prostitution, Elie Borovich = Sergio Gobbi,