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Bertrand Tavernier

Directing 79 (deceased) years old Lyon, Rhône, France ★ 0.6
Born: April 25, 1941
Died: March 25, 2021

Biography

Bertrand Tavernier was a French director, screenwriter, producer and writer, born on April 25, 1941 in Lyon, and died on March 25, 2021 in Sainte-Maxime (Var).

Son of the writer and resistance fighter from Lyon, René Tavernier, he was first an assistant director, press officer (notably for Stanley Kubrick) and critic before moving on to directing with The Watchmaker of Saint-Paul, his first critical success, which led to a long collaboration with the actor Philippe Noiret (Let the Party Begin..., The Judge and the Assassin, Coup de torchon, Life and Nothing But, The Daughter of d'Artagnan).

Eclectic, he tackled several cinematographic genres, from the dramatic comedy (A Sunday in the Country, Daddy Nostalgia) to the war film (Captain Conan) through the historical film (Pass, The Princess of Montpensier) or the thriller (L.627, The Bait). Several of his films have won awards, in France and abroad (including Autour de minuit which won an Oscar and was nominated for a Golden Globe). He was president of the Lumière Institute from 1982, the year the Institute was created, until his death.

He is the father of director and actor Nils Tavernier and novelist Tiffany Tavernier.

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Known For

In the Electric Mist
In the Electric Mist Director 2009
Journeys Through French Cinema
Journeys Through French Cinema Director 2017
'Round Midnight
'Round Midnight Director 1986
The Princess of Montpensier
The Princess of Montpensier Director 2010
D'Artagnan's Daughter
D'Artagnan's Daughter Director 1994

Filmography

Acting Credits (52)

Lumière, Le Cinéma!
Lumière, Le Cinéma! Self 2024
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible Self (archive footage) 2020
Les Secrets de la belle endormie
Les Secrets de la belle endormie Self 2020
Executioners, Masks, Secrets: Italian Horror in the Sixties
Executioners, Masks, Secrets: Italian Horror in the Sixties Self 2019
An American Named Kazan
An American Named Kazan Self 2019
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure Self 2018
Journeys Through French Cinema
Journeys Through French Cinema Self 2017
Souvenirs de Voyage
Souvenirs de Voyage 2017
My Journey Through French Cinema
My Journey Through French Cinema Self 2016
M présenté par Bertrand Tavernier
M présenté par Bertrand Tavernier Self 2016
Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires
Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires Self 2016
Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran
Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran Self 2015
Romy Schneider, à fleur de peau
Romy Schneider, à fleur de peau Self 2014
The French Minister
The French Minister Un journaliste TV (voice) 2013
In The Tracks of Lalo Schifrin
In The Tracks of Lalo Schifrin Self 2012
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu » Self (cinéaste) 2011
Jean Aurenche, écrivain de cinéma
Jean Aurenche, écrivain de cinéma Self 2010
RKO, A Story made in Hollywood
RKO, A Story made in Hollywood Himself 2010
Code Name: Melville
Code Name: Melville Self 2010
Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes
Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes Self 2008
Filmmakers in Action
Filmmakers in Action Self 2006
Michael Powell
Michael Powell 2005
The Strange Gaze of Mark Lewis
The Strange Gaze of Mark Lewis 2004
Seuls sont les indomptés
Seuls sont les indomptés Lui-même 2003
Claude Sautet or the Invisible Magic
Claude Sautet or the Invisible Magic Self 2003
Jean-Pierre Melville and Army of Shadows
Jean-Pierre Melville and Army of Shadows Self 2002
L'Invité
L'Invité Self 2002
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows Self - Director 2000
In the Shadow of Hollywood
In the Shadow of Hollywood Self 2000
The Other Side of the Tracks
The Other Side of the Tracks Lui-même 1997
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz Self 1997
The Lumière Brothers' First Films
The Lumière Brothers' First Films Narrator 1996
Télévision (histoires secrètes)
Télévision (histoires secrètes) Self (archive footage) 1996
The World of Jacques Demy
The World of Jacques Demy Self 1995
The Cineastes' Exit
The Cineastes' Exit Narrator 1995
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II Self 1993
Gershwin
Gershwin Self 1993
The Young Girls Turn 25
The Young Girls Turn 25 Self 1993
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits Self 1993
The Undeclared War
The Undeclared War Self - Narrator (voice) 1992
Daddy Nostalgia
Daddy Nostalgia Narrator (uncredited) 1990
Pictures of Europe
Pictures of Europe Self 1990
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie Self 1988
Before Midnight
Before Midnight Self (archive footage) 1986
Philippe Soupault et le surréalisme
Philippe Soupault et le surréalisme Lui-même 1984
A Sunday in the Country
A Sunday in the Country Le narrateur 1984
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975
Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma Self 1974
Don't Touch the White Woman!
Don't Touch the White Woman! Un homme du pouvoir (uncredited) 1974
Midi trente
Midi trente Self 1972
The Bakery Girl of Monceau
The Bakery Girl of Monceau Young Man / Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1963
L'homme au cigare
L'homme au cigare Himself

Directing Credits (35)

Writing Credits (24)

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