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Bertrand Tavernier
Director

Bertrand Tavernier

25 Apr 1941Born
25 Mar 2021Died
79Age at death
43Credits

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 Count

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ry, 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.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2017Journeys Through French CinemaSeries: Director, Creator (8 episodes)
  2. 2017Souvenirs de VoyageFilm
  3. 2016My Journey Through French CinemaFilm: Director
  4. 2013The French MinisterFilm: Un journaliste TV (voice), Director, Writer
  5. 2010The Princess of MontpensierFilm: Director, Screenplay
  6. 2009In the Electric MistFilm: Director
  7. 2005Michael PowellFilm
  8. 2004Holy LolaFilm: Director, Screenplay
  9. 2004The Strange Gaze of Mark LewisFilm
  10. 2003Seuls sont les indomptésFilm: Lui-même
  11. 2002Safe ConductFilm: Director, Screenplay
  12. 2001Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de LyonFilm: Director
  13. 2001My Father Saved My LifeFilm: Writer
  14. 1999It All Starts TodayFilm: Director, Writer
  15. 1997The Other Side of the TracksFilm: Lui-même, Director
  16. 1996Captain ConanFilm: Director, Screenplay
  17. 1996The Lumière Brothers' First FilmsFilm: Narrator
  18. 1995Fresh BaitFilm: Director, Writer
  19. 1995The Cineastes' ExitFilm: Narrator
  20. 1994D'Artagnan's DaughterFilm: Director
  21. 1992L.627Film: Director, Screenplay
  22. 1992The Undeclared WarFilm: Director, Writer
  23. 1991Lest We ForgetFilm: Director
  24. 1990Daddy NostalgiaFilm: Narrator (uncredited), Director, Writer
  25. 1989Life and Nothing ButFilm: Director, Screenplay
  26. 1987BeatriceFilm: Director
  27. 1986'Round MidnightFilm: Director, Writer
  28. 1984Philippe Soupault et le surréalismeFilm: Lui-même, Director
  29. 1984Mississippi BluesFilm: Director
  30. 1984A Sunday in the CountryFilm: Le narrateur, Director, Screenplay
  31. 1981Coup de TorchonFilm: Director, Writer
  32. 1980A Week's VacationFilm: Director, Writer
  33. 1980Death WatchFilm: Director, Screenplay
  34. 1977Spoiled ChildrenFilm: Director, Screenplay
  35. 1976The Judge and the AssassinFilm: Director, Writer
  36. 1975Let Joy Reign SupremeFilm: Director, Screenplay
  37. 1974Don't Touch the White Woman!Film: Un homme du pouvoir (uncredited)
  38. 1974The Watchmaker of St. PaulFilm: Director, Writer
  39. 1968Guerilla HellcatsFilm: Writer
  40. 1967Mexican SlayrideFilm: Writer
  41. 1964Chance at LoveFilm: Writer, Director
  42. 1964Les baisersFilm: Director
  43. 1963The Bakery Girl of MonceauFilm: Young Man / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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