Bertrand Tavernier
Directing
- Born
- April 25, 1941 · Lyon, Rhône, France
- Died
- March 25, 2021 (age 79)
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).
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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.
Known for
Contempt
October 29, 1963
In the Electric Mist
April 15, 2009
Le Doulos
December 13, 1962
The French Minister
November 6, 2013
The Princess of Montpensier
November 3, 2010
Coup de Torchon
November 4, 1981
Léon Morin, Priest
September 22, 1961
The Judge and the Assassin
March 10, 1976
D'Artagnan's Daughter
August 24, 1994
Death Watch
January 23, 1980
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
January 16, 1974
'Round Midnight
September 23, 1986
Behind the camera44
- 2016My Journey Through French Cinema Director
- 2016Lumière! Producer
- 2013The French Minister Writer, Director
- 2010The Princess of Montpensier Director, Screenplay
- 2009In the Electric Mist Director
- 2004Holy Lola Screenplay, Director
- 2002Safe Conduct Director, Screenplay
- 2001Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon Director
- 2001My Father Saved My Life Writer
- 2001Don't Make Trouble!