- Barzman, Paolo
- (May 9, 1957-)The son of blacklisted screenwriter Ben (1911-1989) and Nora Barzman (b. 1920), he became Jean Renoir's secretary at age eighteen. After studying at the UCLA film school for two years, he entered films as an assistant director (1983 Le Prix du Danger, Yves Boisset; 1985 Code Name: Emerald / TV: Deep Cover, Jonathan Sanger, USA; 1987 Un Homme amoureux / Un uomo innamorato / USA: A Man in Love, Diane Kurys, France / Italy). He is mostly a TV director. Other credit (as second unit director): 2006 10.5: Apocalypse (John Lafia, USA).Filmography1994 ◘ Time Is Money (also co-screenwriter; shot in 1992)Television Filmography◘ The Saint:The Big Bang (Canada / France / UK)◘ Diamonds (episode "Death Kiss"; Canada)◘ Bordertown / Les Deux font la Loi (episode "The Fourth Estate"; USA / Canada / France)◘ Bordertown / Les Deux font la loi (episode "In Cold Blood"; USA / Canada / France)◘ For Better and for Worse / R.S.V.P (USA / France / Canada / Belgium)◘ Highlander: The Series / Highlander (episode "Blackmail"; Canada / France)◘ Lonesome Dove: The Series (episode "Ties That Bind"; Canada / USA)◘ Highlander: Series / Highlander (episodes "They Also Serve", "Song of the Executioner", "Star-Crossed", "Take Back the Night", "Chivalry"; Canada / France)◘ Coeurs Caraïbes (4 X 90')1996 ◘ Aventures Caraïbes / Models in Paradise—Season II (4 X 90')◘ Cancoon (episodes "L'Homme de la Médina", "Le Secret des Touaregs", "Xtabaï", "La Reine Serpent")◘ Highlander: The Series / Highlander (episodes "The Blitz", "Promises"; Canada / France)1997 ◘ Ciel d'Orage1999 ◘ Dossiers: Disparus (episode "Elodie")◘ Les Montagnes bleues (also co-screenwriter)◘ Relic Hunter / Sydney Fox, l'Aventurière / Relic Hunter—Die Schatzjagerin (episode "The Book of Love"; Canada / USA / France / Germany)2000 ◘ Relic Hunter / Sydney Fox, l'Aventurière / Relic◘ Hunter—Die Schatzjagerin (episodes "Irish Crown Affair", "Nine Lives", "A Good Year", "Memories of Montmartre"; Canada / USA / Germany)◘ Un Enfant, un Secret (Canada / France)◘ Queen of Swords / Tessa, à la Pointe de l'Epée / Reina de espadas (episode "Fever"; UK / Canada / USA / France / Spain)2001 ◘ Mary Higgins Clark's You Belong to Me / Mary Higgings Clark's: Tu m'appartiens; Canada)◘ Relic Hunter / Sydney Fox, l'Aventurière / Relic Hunter—Die Schatzjagerin (episodes "Out of the Past", "Run Sydney Run", "French Connection", "The Executioner's Mask", "Set in Stone"; Canada / USA / Germany)◘ Largo Winch / Largo Winch—Gefahrliches Erbe (TV series; co-director only; Canada)◘ Queen of Swords / Tessa, à la Pointe de l'Epée / Reina de espadas (episodes "The Hanged Man", "The Return", "Takes a Thief"; UK / Canada / France / Spain)2002 ◘ Mary Higgins Clark's All Around the Town / All Around the Town / Nous n'irons plus au Bois (Canada / USA / France / Germany)◘ Relic Hunter / Sydney Fox, l'Aventurière / Relic Hunter—Die Schatzjagerin (episode "Arthur's Cross"; Canada / USA / Germany)◘ 15 / Love (episodes "Renewal", "Studentia Jockulus", "Scourge of the Frankenrival", "Mixed-Up Doubles"; Canada / France)◘ Léa Parker (episodes "Manipulations", "Contrefaçon")◘ 15 / Love (episode "Curve Balls: Part I", Canada / France)2007 ◘ The Dead Zone / Stephen King's Dead Zone (episode "Switch"; Canada)◘ Emotional Arithmetic (also executive producer; Canada)◘ Grand Star / La Compagnie des Glaces (twenty-six episodes; also screenwriter of the sixth episode; Canada / France)2008 ◘ Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Canada)◘ 15 / Love (episodes "The Princess and the Clown", "Midnight Snack Club", "The French Deception", "Reckoning"; Canada / France)◘ The Last Templar (TV miniseries)
Encyclopedia of French film directors . Philippe Rège. 2011.
