Suzanne Schiffman (née Klochendler; 27 September 1929 – 6 June 2001) was a French

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and

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for numerous motion pictures. She often worked with

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. The 'script girl' Joelle, played by

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in Truffaut's ''

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'' was based on Schiffman. It accurately portrayed her close collaboration with Truffaut and other directors. Schiffman's Jewish mother was detained by the Gestapo during the war, but an order of nuns hid Schiffman and her sibling.Sophie Baker, Kika Markha
Obituary: Suzanne Schiffman
TheGuardian.com, 14 June 2001; retrieved 12 February 2009. She studied art history at the

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after the war. Schiffman worked closely with

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and

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in addition to Truffaut, latterly on the scripts of his films. She was nominated for an

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for

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for ''

'' and won a

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for writing ''

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'' with Truffaut.

Death

Suzanne Schiffman died of cancer in 2001, a year after her husband's death. She is the mother of two sons, one of whom is

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Filmography

* '' To oneiro tou Ikarou'' (2005) (writer) - directed by

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* '' Bolondok éneke'' (2003) (writer) - directed by Csaba Bereczky * '' Tangos volés'' (2002) (screenplay) - directed by

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'' (1999) (technical advisor) - directed by Costa Natsis * ''

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'' (1990) (writer) - directed by Eduardo de Gregorio * ''

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'' (1989) (TV) (writer, director) - directed by Suzanne Schiffman * '' Le moine et la sorcière'' (1987) (scenario, director) - directed by Suzanne Schiffman * ''

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'' (1985) (scenario, first assistant director) - directed by

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'' (1985) (additional writer) - directed by

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* '' Rouge-gorge'' (1985) (scenario) - directed by

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'' (1984) (scenario, first assistant director) - directed by Jacques Rivette * ''

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'' (1983) (first story) - directed by

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* '' Vivement dimanche!'' (1983) (writer, assistant director) - directed by

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'' (1981) (scenario) - directed by Jacques Rivette * ''

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'' (1977) (writer, first assistant director, actress) - directed by François Truffaut * ''

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'' (1976) (original scenario, first assistant director) - directed by François Truffaut * ''

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'' (1973) (writer, assistant director) - directed by François Truffaut * '' La société du spectacle'' (1973) (documentalist) - directed by

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'' (1972) (assistant director) - directed by François Truffaut * ''

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'' (1971) (assistant director) - directed by François Truffaut * ''

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'' (1971) (scenario) - directed by Jacques Rivette and Suzanne Schiffman * '' Le bateau sur l'herbe'' (1971) (writer) - directed by

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* '' Domicile conjugal'' (1970) (first assistant director) - directed by François Truffaut * ''

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'' (1970) (assistant director) - directed by François Truffaut * ''

Mississippi Mermaid ''Mississippi Mermaid'' (french: La Sirène du ) is a 1969 French romantic drama film written and directed by François Truffaut and starring Catherine Deneuve and Jean-Paul Belmondo. Adapted from the 1947 novel ''Waltz into Darkness'' by Cornel ...

'' (1969) (script supervisor) - directed by François Truffaut * ''

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'' (1968) (script girl) - directed by François Truffaut * ''

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'' (1968) (script supervisor) - directed by

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'' (1966) (assistant to director) - directed by François Truffaut * ''

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'' (1964) (script supervisor) - directed by

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'' (1964) (script girl) - François Truffaut * ''

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'' (1963) (script girl) - directed by Jean-Luc Godard * ''

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'' (1962) (script girl) - directed by Jean-Luc Godard * ''

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'' (1962) (script supervisor) - directed by François Truffaut * ''

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'' (1961) (script girl) - directed by Jean-Luc Godard * ''

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'' (1961) (script girl) - directed by

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Tirez sur le pianiste ''Shoot the Piano Player'' (french: Tirez sur le pianiste; UK title: ''Shoot the Pianist'') is a 1960 French New Wave crime drama film directed by François Truffaut that stars Charles Aznavour as the titular pianist with Marie Dubois, Nicole ...

'' (1960) (script girl) - directed by François Truffaut * ''

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'' (1960) (dialogue coach) - directed by Jacques Rivette

References

External links

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Obituary
independent.co.uk; accessed 29 April 2017. {{DEFAULTSORT:Schiffman, Suzanne 1929 births 2001 deaths French film directors 20th-century French Jews Writers from Paris University of Paris alumni French women screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters Deaths from cancer in France 20th-century French women writers