Born in Tehran, Iran to a Swiss geologist father and a German-born, non-practicing physician mother, Barbet Schroeder spent his formative years traveling with his family, spending a key part of his childhood in Colombia. When his parents divorced when he was 11, he settled in France and gradually became enamored of motion pictures. Before age 30, he had had several careers, including film critic (for Cahiers du Cinema), photojournalist, and jazz impresario. In 1962, he and Eric Rohmer formed Les Films du Losange, a production company that oversaw the Rohmer's films, beginning with the
Raised in Colombia (from ages six to 11) and in France (from age 11 on)
Traveled to India to work on a project for director Fritz Lang; arrived to learn that film had been cancelled; remained in India traveling the countryside for six months working as an assistant photographer
Contributed articles to Cahiers du Cinema and L'Air de Paris
Worked as an assistant jazz tour operator in Europe
