Bertrand Tavernier
Directing
Born: April 25, 1941 · Lyon, Rhône, France
Died: March 25, 2021 (aged 79)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Contempt
1963
In the Electric Mist
2009
Le Doulos
1962
The French Minister
2013
The Princess of Montpensier
2010
Coup de Torchon
1981
Léon Morin, Priest
1961
The Bakery Girl of Monceau
1963
The Judge and the Assassin
1976
D'Artagnan's Daughter
1994
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
1974
Death Watch
1980
Photos (7)
Movies (12)
Daddy Nostalgia
Narrator (uncredited)
The French Minister
Un journaliste TV (voice)
The Bakery Girl of Monceau
Young Man / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
A Sunday in the Country
Le narrateur
Michael Powell
2005
Don't Touch the White Woman!
Un homme du pouvoir (uncredited)
Seuls sont les indomptés
Lui-même
Souvenirs de Voyage
2017
Philippe Soupault et le surréalisme
Lui-même
The Other Side of the Tracks
Lui-même
The Strange Gaze of Mark Lewis
2004
The Lumière Brothers' First Films
Narrator
Self / Appearances (37)
Ciné regards
Self · 2 eps
L'Invité
Self · 1 eps
Spécial cinéma
Self · 5 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · 4 eps
Midi trente
Self · 1 eps
Journeys Through French Cinema
Self · 8 eps
Filmmakers in Action
Self
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
Self
Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires
Self
The World of Jacques Demy
Self
Lumière, Le Cinéma!
Self
Jean Aurenche, écrivain de cinéma
Self
Pictures of Europe
Self
Télévision (histoires secrètes)
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
Self
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
Self
Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta
Self
Before Midnight
Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Self - Director
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Pierre Melville and Army of Shadows
Self
Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes
Self
Code Name: Melville
Self
Romy Schneider, à fleur de peau
Self
The Young Girls Turn 25
Self
Claude Sautet or the Invisible Magic
Self
My Journey Through French Cinema
Self
Gershwin
Self
In The Tracks of Lalo Schifrin
Self
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »
Self (cinéaste)
An American Named Kazan
Self
Les Secrets de la belle endormie
Self
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
Self
Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran
Self
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
Self
RKO, A Story made in Hollywood
Himself
The Undeclared War
Self - Narrator (voice)
Directing (35)
In the Electric Mist
Director
'Round Midnight
Director
D'Artagnan's Daughter
Director
Daddy Nostalgia
Director
Holy Lola
Director
Journeys Through French Cinema
Director
Safe Conduct
Director
Coup de Torchon
Director
Léon Morin, Priest
Assistant Director
Paranoia
Assistant Director
The Princess of Montpensier
Director
The French Minister
Director
Death Watch
Director
L.627
Director
It All Starts Today
Director
A Sunday in the Country
Director
The Judge and the Assassin
Director
Captain Conan
Director
Spoiled Children
Director
Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon
Director
A Matter of Honor
First Assistant Director
Life and Nothing But
Director
Beatrice
Director
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
Director
Lest We Forget
Director
Chance at Love
Director
Fresh Bait
Director
Mississippi Blues
Director
Les baisers
Director
Let Joy Reign Supreme
Director
A Week's Vacation
Director
My Journey Through French Cinema
Director
Philippe Soupault et le surréalisme
Director
The Other Side of the Tracks
Director
The Undeclared War
Director
Writing (24)
'Round Midnight
Writer
Daddy Nostalgia
Writer
Holy Lola
Screenplay
Safe Conduct
Screenplay
Coup de Torchon
Writer
The Princess of Montpensier
Screenplay
The French Minister
Writer
Death Watch
Screenplay
L.627
Screenplay
It All Starts Today
Writer
A Sunday in the Country
Screenplay
The Judge and the Assassin
Writer
Captain Conan
Screenplay
Spoiled Children
Screenplay
Life and Nothing But
Screenplay
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
Writer
Chance at Love
Writer
Fresh Bait
Writer
Let Joy Reign Supreme
Screenplay
Mexican Slayride
Writer
A Week's Vacation
Writer
My Father Saved My Life
Writer
Guerilla Hellcats
Writer
The Undeclared War
Writer
Producing (10)
Contempt
Publicist
Le Doulos
Publicist
Death Watch
Co-Producer
Lumière!
Producer
A Sunday in the Country
Producer
Fred
Executive Producer
The Troubles We've Seen
Producer
A Week's Vacation
Producer
Don't Make Trouble!
Co-Producer
The Question
Producer
