Directing
Bertrand Tavernier
FR, IT, EN, DE cinema · 84 credits
Born
25 April 1941
Died
25 March 2021 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Lyon, Rhône, France
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.
Known for
Filmography
L'homme au cigare
L'homme au cigare
as Himself
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible
as Self (archive footage)
My Journey Through French Cinema
as Self, Director
Lumière!
Producer
The French Minister
as Un journaliste TV (voice), Writer, Director
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »
as Self (cinéaste)
The Princess of Montpensier
Director, Screenplay
In the Electric Mist
Director
Holy Lola
Screenplay, Director
Seuls sont les indomptés
as Lui-même
Safe Conduct
Director, Screenplay
Don't Make Trouble!
Co-Producer
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
as Self - Director
It All Starts Today
Director, Writer
The Other Side of the Tracks
as Lui-même, Director
Fred
Executive Producer
Captain Conan
Director, Screenplay
Fresh Bait
Director, Writer
Gershwin
as Self
The Undeclared War
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
L.627
Director, Screenplay
Lest We Forget
Director
Daddy Nostalgia
as Narrator (uncredited), Director, Writer
Life and Nothing But
Screenplay, Director
Beatrice
Director
Before Midnight
as Self (archive footage)
'Round Midnight
Director, Writer
A Sunday in the Country
as Le narrateur, Screenplay, Director, Producer
Philippe Soupault et le surréalisme
as Lui-même, Director
Mississippi Blues
Director
Coup de Torchon
Director, Writer
Death Watch
Director, Screenplay, Co-Producer
A Week's Vacation
Director, Writer, Producer
Spoiled Children
Screenplay, Director
The Question
Producer
The Judge and the Assassin
Director, Writer
Let Joy Reign Supreme
Director, Screenplay
Don't Touch the White Woman!
as Un homme du pouvoir (uncredited)
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
Director, Writer
Paranoia
Assistant Director
A Matter of Honor
First Assistant Director
Chance at Love
Writer, Director
Les baisers
Director
The Bakery Girl of Monceau
as Young Man / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Contempt
Publicist
Le Doulos
Publicist
Léon Morin, Priest
Assistant Director