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In the Electric Mist (2009) -- Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones leads an all-star cast in this psychological thriller based on the bestselling novel by James Lee Burke.
In the Electric Mist (2009) -- Press conference from the cast and crew of In the Electric Mist at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival.
In the Electric Mist (2009) -- A detective in the deep South is led into a series of surreal encounters with a troop of Confederate soldiers.
In the Electric Mist (2009) -- Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones leads an all-star cast in this psychological thriller based on the bestselling novel by James Lee Burke.
Laissez-passer (2002) -- Open-ended Trailer from Koch Lorber Films

Overview

Date of Birth:
25 April 1941, Lyon, Rhône, France more
Contact:
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Mini Biography:
Bertrand Tavernier was a law student that preferred write film criticisms... more
Trivia:
Was an assistant to Jean Pierre Melville. more
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Down 10% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 40 wins & 29 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(13 articles)
Chicago International Film Festival gets extra day and ticket discounts
 (From Scorecard Review. 19 September 2009, 11:43 AM, PDT)
Tavernier's Fate includes 'La Princesse de Montpensier'
 (From ioncinema. 4 September 2009)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Director, Writer, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Actor, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. In the Electric Mist (2009)   2009 - 6.2 (3,050)
AKAs:
  • Dans la brume électrique (France)
- 2. Holy Lola (2004) 2004 - 6.9 (330)
- 3. Laissez-passer (2002)   2002 - 7.1 (735)
AKAs:
  • Safe Conduct (International: English title) (USA)
  • Salvoconducto (Spain)
- 4. Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon (2001) 2001 - 6.2 (12)
- 5. Les enfants de Thiès (2001) (TV) 2001 - -
- 6. Ça commence aujourd'hui (1999)   1999 - 7.4 (1,351)
AKAs:
  • It All Starts Today (Europe: English title)
- 7. De l'autre côté du périph (1997) (TV)   1997 - 7.5 (10)
AKAs:
  • The Other Side of the Tracks (USA)
- 8. La lettre (1997) (TV) 1997 - -
- 9. Capitaine Conan (1996)   1996 - 7.3 (762)
AKAs:
  • Captain Conan
- 10. L'appât (1995)   1995 - 6.9 (929)
AKAs:
  • Fresh Bait
  • The Bait
- 11. La fille de d'Artagnan (1994)   1994 - 6.1 (1,433)
AKAs:
  • D'Artagnan's Daughter
  • Revenge of the Musketeers (USA: video title)
  • The Daughter of D'Artagnan
- 12. L.627 (1992) 1992 - 7.3 (573)
- 13. La guerre sans nom (1992)   1992 - 7.2 (18)
AKAs:
  • The Undeclared War
- 14. Contre l'oubli (1991)   (segment "Pour Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar") 1991 - 6.5 (47)
AKAs:
  • Écrire contre l'oubli
  • Against Oblivion
  • Lest We Forget
- 15. Daddy Nostalgie (1990)   1990 - 6.9 (327)
AKAs:
  • Daddy Nostalgia (USA)
  • These Foolish Things
- 16. La vie et rien d'autre (1989)   1989 - 7.5 (554)
AKAs:
  • Life and Nothing But (International: English title)
- 17. Lyon, le regard intérieur (1988) (TV)   1988 - -
AKAs:
  • Lyon, Inside Out (International: English title)
- 18. La passion Béatrice (1987)   1987 - 6.7 (296)
AKAs:
  • Beatrice (USA)
  • Quarto comandamento (Italy)
  • The Passion of Beatrice (USA: video title)
- 19. 'Round Midnight (1986)   1986 - 7.3 (1,973)
AKAs:
  • Autour de minuit (France)
- 20. Un dimanche à la campagne (1984)   1984 - 7.6 (617)
AKAs:
  • A Sunday in the Country
- 21. Mississippi Blues (1983)   1983 - 6.8 (36)
AKAs:
  • Pays d'octobre (France)
- 22. Ciné citron (1983) 1983 - -
- 23. La 8ème génération (1983) 1983 - -
- 24. Philippe Soupault (1982) (TV)   1982 - -
AKAs:
  • Philippe Soupault et le surréalisme (France: alternative title)
- 25. Coup de torchon (1981)   1981 - 7.7 (1,757)
AKAs:
  • Clean Slate (USA)
  • Clean Up (UK)
- 26. Une semaine de vacances (1980)   1980 - 6.9 (145)
AKAs:
  • A Week's Holiday (UK)
  • A Week's Vacation (USA: poster title)
- 27. La mort en direct (1980)   1980 - 6.9 (612)
AKAs:
  • Death Watch (UK) (USA)
  • Death Watch - Der gekaufte Tod (West Germany)
  • Death in Full View
  • Deathwatch (USA)
  • Der gekaufte Tod (West Germany)
- 28. Des enfants gâtés (1977)   1977 - 6.9 (55)
AKAs:
  • Spoiled Children
- 29. Le juge et l'assassin (1976)   1976 - 7.3 (404)
AKAs:
  • The Judge and the Assassin
- 30. Que la fête commence... (1975)   1975 - 7.0 (378)
AKAs:
  • Let Joy Reign Supreme (USA)
  • Que la fête commence! (France: DVD title)
  • Que la fete commence (France: poster title)
- 31. L'horloger de Saint-Paul (1974)   1974 - 7.1 (577)
AKAs:
  • The Clockmaker (USA: DVD title)
  • The Clockmaker of St. Paul (USA)
  • The Watchmaker of St. Paul (UK)
- 32. La chance et l'amour (1964)   (segment "Une chance explosive") 1964 - 5.0 (6)
AKAs:
  • Chance at Love (International: English title)
  • L'amore e la chance (Italy)
- 33. Les baisers (1964)   (episode 2 "Baiser de Judas") 1964 - 4.1 (21)
AKAs:
  • I baci (Italy)
  • Una voglia matta di donna (Italy)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Lucifer et moi (2008) (writer) 2008 - -
- 2. Holy Lola (2004) (writer) 2004 - 6.9 (330)
- 3. Laissez-passer (2002)   (writer) 2002 - 7.1 (735)
AKAs:
  • Safe Conduct (International: English title) (USA)
  • Salvoconducto (Spain)
- 4. Mon père, il m'a sauvé la vie (2001)   (writer) 2001 - 7.2 (112)
AKAs:
  • My Father Saved My Life (International: English title)
- 5. Ça commence aujourd'hui (1999)   (writer) 1999 - 7.4 (1,351)
AKAs:
  • It All Starts Today (Europe: English title)
- 6. Capitaine Conan (1996)   (screenplay) 1996 - 7.3 (762)
AKAs:
  • Captain Conan
- 7. L'appât (1995)   (writer) 1995 - 6.9 (929)
AKAs:
  • Fresh Bait
  • The Bait
- 8. La fille de d'Artagnan (1994)   (writer) 1994 - 6.1 (1,433)
AKAs:
  • D'Artagnan's Daughter
  • Revenge of the Musketeers (USA: video title)
  • The Daughter of D'Artagnan
- 9. L.627 (1992) (written by) 1992 - 7.3 (573)
- 10. La guerre sans nom (1992)   (writer) 1992 - 7.2 (18)
AKAs:
  • The Undeclared War
- 11. Daddy Nostalgie (1990)   (dialogue) 1990 - 6.9 (327)
AKAs:
  • Daddy Nostalgia (USA)
  • These Foolish Things
- 12. Der grüne Berg (1990) (writer) 1990 - -
- 13. La vie et rien d'autre (1989)   (scenario & adaptation) 1989 - 7.5 (554)
AKAs:
  • Life and Nothing But (International: English title)
- 14. Lyon, le regard intérieur (1988) (TV)   (writer) 1988 - -
AKAs:
  • Lyon, Inside Out (International: English title)
- 15. Les mois d'avril sont meurtriers (1987) (writer) 1987 - 6.6 (52)
- 16. 'Round Midnight (1986)   (screenplay) 1986 - 7.3 (1,973)
AKAs:
  • Autour de minuit (France)
- 17. Un dimanche à la campagne (1984)   (writer) 1984 - 7.6 (617)
AKAs:
  • A Sunday in the Country
- 18. La trace (1983)   (writer) 1983 - 6.2 (21)
AKAs:
  • The Trail (International: English title)
- 19. Mississippi Blues (1983)   (writer) 1983 - 6.8 (36)
AKAs:
  • Pays d'octobre (France)
- 20. La 8ème génération (1983) (writer) 1983 - -
- 21. Coup de torchon (1981)   (writer) 1981 - 7.7 (1,757)
AKAs:
  • Clean Slate (USA)
  • Clean Up (UK)
- 22. Une semaine de vacances (1980)   (writer) 1980 - 6.9 (145)
AKAs:
  • A Week's Holiday (UK)
  • A Week's Vacation (USA: poster title)
- 23. La mort en direct (1980)   (writer) 1980 - 6.9 (612)
AKAs:
  • Death Watch (UK) (USA)
  • Death Watch - Der gekaufte Tod (West Germany)
  • Death in Full View
  • Deathwatch (USA)
  • Der gekaufte Tod (West Germany)
- 24. Des enfants gâtés (1977)   (writer) 1977 - 6.9 (55)
AKAs:
  • Spoiled Children
- 25. Le juge et l'assassin (1976)   (writer) 1976 - 7.3 (404)
AKAs:
  • The Judge and the Assassin
- 26. Que la fête commence... (1975)   (writer) 1975 - 7.0 (378)
AKAs:
  • Let Joy Reign Supreme (USA)
  • Que la fête commence! (France: DVD title)
  • Que la fete commence (France: poster title)
- 27. L'horloger de Saint-Paul (1974)   (written by) 1974 - 7.1 (577)
AKAs:
  • The Clockmaker (USA: DVD title)
  • The Clockmaker of St. Paul (USA)
  • The Watchmaker of St. Paul (UK)
- 28. Capitaine Singrid (1968)   (writer) 1968 - -
AKAs:
  • Capitão Singrid (Portugal)
  • Captain Singrid (UK)
  • I mercenari muoiono all'alba (Italy)
- 29. Coplan ouvre le feu à Mexico (1967)   (dialogue) (writer) 1967 - 4.3 (22)
AKAs:
  • Coplan III (France) (Italy)
  • Entre las redes (Spain: dubbed version)
  • Mexican Slayride (USA)
  • Moresque: obiettivo allucinante (Italy)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Pas d'histoires! (2001)   (co-producer) 2001 - 6.7 (33)
AKAs:
  • Don't Make Trouble! (International: English title)
- 2. Fred (1997) (executive producer) 1997 - 6.4 (124)
- 3. Veillées d'armes (1994)   (producer) 1994 - 7.7 (56)
AKAs:
  • The Troubles We've Seen: A History of Journalism in Wartime
  • The Troubles weve seen - Die Geschichte der Kriegsberichterstattung (Germany)
  • Veillées d'armes: Histoire du journalisme en temps de guerre
- 4. Un dimanche à la campagne (1984)   (producer) 1984 - 7.6 (617)
AKAs:
  • A Sunday in the Country
- 5. La trace (1983)   (associate producer) 1983 - 6.2 (21)
AKAs:
  • The Trail (International: English title)
- 6. Mississippi Blues (1983)   (producer) 1983 - 6.8 (36)
AKAs:
  • Pays d'octobre (France)
- 7. Une semaine de vacances (1980)   (producer) 1980 - 6.9 (145)
AKAs:
  • A Week's Holiday (UK)
  • A Week's Vacation (USA: poster title)
- 8. La mort en direct (1980)   (co-producer) 1980 - 6.9 (612)
AKAs:
  • Death Watch (UK) (USA)
  • Death Watch - Der gekaufte Tod (West Germany)
  • Death in Full View
  • Deathwatch (USA)
  • Der gekaufte Tod (West Germany)
- 9. La question (1977)   (producer) 1977 - 6.9 (28)
AKAs:
  • The Question (USA: literal English title)
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Jalousie (1991)   (technical advisor) 1991 - 4.5 (8)
AKAs:
  • Jealousy
- 2. Ragazzi (1991) (technical advisor) 1991 - 4.3 (7)
- 3. Un été après l'autre (1990)   (technical advisor) 1990 - -
AKAs:
  • Impasse de la vignette (Belgium: French title)
- 4. Dernier domicile connu (1970)   (press attache) 1970 - 7.1 (349)
AKAs:
  • Last Known Address (International: English title)
  • Ultimo domicilio conosciuto (Italy)
- 5. La 317ème section (1965)   (press attache) 1965 - 7.6 (220)
AKAs:
  • 317th Platoon
  • 317th Section
  • Sangre en Indochina (Spain)
  • The 317th Platoon
- 6. Le mépris (1963)   (publicist) (uncredited) 1963 - 7.8 (6,946)
AKAs:
  • Contempt (USA)
  • Il disprezzo (Italy)
- 7. Le doulos (1962)   (advertising) 1962 - 7.9 (1,905)
AKAs:
  • Doulos: The Finger Man (USA)
  • Lo spione (Italy)
  • The Finger Man
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Quand le chat sourit (1997) (TV) 1997 - 5.4 (8)
- 2. Daddy Nostalgie (1990)   (uncredited) Narrator 1990 - 6.9 (327)
AKAs:
  • Daddy Nostalgia (USA)
  • These Foolish Things
- 3. Le petit Mitchell illustré (1981) (TV) 1981 - -
- 4. La boulangère de Monceau (1963)   (voice) (uncredited) Le narrateur 1963 - 7.5 (677)
AKAs:
  • The Baker of Monceau
  • The Baker's Girl of Monceau
  • The Bakery Girl of Monceau (USA)
  • The Girl at the Monceau Bakery
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Una questione d'onore (1965)   (assistant director) 1965 - 5.8 (21)
AKAs:
  • A Question of Honour (UK)
- 2. Maciste, gladiatore di Sparta (1964)   (assistant director) 1964 - 4.3 (68)
AKAs:
  • Maciste et les 100 gladiateurs (France: video title)
  • Maciste, gladiateur de Sparte (France)
  • The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules (USA: TV title)
- 3. Wen kümmert's? (1960) (assistant director) 1960 - -
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "American Masters" (1983)   thanks (1 episode, 2000) 2000 - 8.3 (66)
1 TV episode:
- 2. In the Shadow of Hollywood (2000)   (special thanks) 2000 - 6.1 (85)
AKAs:
  • À l'ombre d'Hollywood (Canada: French title)
- 3. All the Little Animals (1998) (special thanks) 1998 - 6.9 (1,216)
- 4. The Man Inside (1990)   (thanks) 1990 - 5.5 (99)
AKAs:
  • L'affaire Walraff (France)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Philippe Noiret: Gentleman saltimbanque (2009) (TV) Himself 2009 - -
- 2. "Cinema tres" (1984)   Himself (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - 6.0 (27)
AKAs:
  • Informatiu cinema (Spain: Catalan title)
1 TV episode:
- 3. "Días de cine" (1991)   Himself (2 episodes, 1995-2009) 2009 - 7.6 (31)
2 TV episodes:
- 4. Il était une fois... Les enfants du paradis (2009) (TV) Himself 2009 - -
- 5. "L'hebdo cinéma" (2005)   Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2008) 2008 - -
2 TV episodes:
- 6. Sous le nom de Melville (2008)   Himself 2008 - -
AKAs:
  • Code Name: Melville (International: English title)
- 7. Mémoires du cinéma francais, de la libération à nos jours (2008) (V) Himself 2008 - -
- 8. Man of Cinema: Pierre Rissient (2007)   Himself 2007 - 7.7 (40)
AKAs:
  • Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema (USA: new title)
- 9. Cineastes en acció (2005)   Himself 2005 - 7.7 (39)
AKAs:
  • Cineastas en acción (Spain: Castilian title)
  • Filmmakers in Action (USA)
- 10. "Magacine" (1996)   Himself (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 5.0 (18)
1 TV episode:
- 11. Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (2005) (TV) Himself - Audience Member 2005 - 5.2 (32)
- 12. "Artworks Scotland" (2005)   Himself (interviewed) (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - -
1 TV episode:
- 13. Jacques Deray: Le cinéma... ma vie (2005) (TV) Himself 2005 - -
- 14. Claude Sautet ou La magie invisible (2003)   Himself 2003 - 7.7 (31)
AKAs:
  • Claude Sautet oder Die unsichtbare Magie (Germany)
  • Claude Sautet or the Invisible Magic (International: English title)
- 15. L'homme au cigare (2003) Himself 2003 - 6.1 (11)
- 16. Positif, une revue (2003) (TV) Himself 2003 - -
- 17. Compositeurs/réalisateurs, dialogue impossible? (2002) (V) Himself 2002 - 6.7 (5)
- 18. "American Masters" (1983)   Himself - Director (1 episode, 2000) 2000 - 8.3 (66)
1 TV episode:
- 19. In the Shadow of Hollywood (2000)   Himself 2000 - 6.1 (85)
AKAs:
  • À l'ombre d'Hollywood (Canada: French title)
- 20. Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz (1997) (TV)   Himself 1997 - 7.2 (82)
AKAs:
  • Blue Note
- 21. Cannes... les 400 coups (1997) (TV) Himself 1997 - 6.6 (15)
- 22. The Lumière Brothers' First Films (1996) Narrator 1996 - 8.3 (134)
- 23. Un film sur Bertrand Tavernier (1996) (TV) Himself 1996 - -
- 24. Philippe le bienheureux (1996) (TV) Himself 1996 - -
- 25. L'univers de Jacques Demy (1995)   Himself 1995 - 7.7 (86)
AKAs:
  • The Universe of Jacques Demy
  • The World of Jacques Demy
- 26. The Making of an Englishman (1995) (TV) Himself 1995 - 5.3 (13)
- 27. Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II (1993) (TV) Himself 1993 - 7.0 (14)
- 28. Jean Renoir: Part Two - Hollywood and Beyond (1993) (TV) 1993 - 6.9 (17)
- 29. François Truffaut: Portraits volés (1993)   Himself 1993 - 7.5 (76)
AKAs:
  • François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
- 30. Les demoiselles ont eu 25 ans (1993)   1993 - 7.2 (40)
AKAs:
  • The Young Girls Turn 25
- 31. "Le divan" (1987)   Himself (2 episodes, 1992) 1992 - -
2 TV episodes:
- 32. La guerre sans nom (1992)   (voice) Himself - Narrator 1992 - 7.2 (18)
AKAs:
  • The Undeclared War
- 33. Gershwin (1992) (V) 1992 - 5.0 (12)
- 34. Gilles Grangier, 50 ans de cinéma (1990) (TV) Himself 1990 - -
- 35. Hôtel Terminus (1988)   Filmmaker 1988 - 8.4 (255)
AKAs:
  • Hôtel Terminus: Klaus Barbie, sa vie et son temps
  • Hotel Terminus - Leben und Zeit von Klaus Barbie (West Germany)
  • Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
- 36. Lyon, le regard intérieur (1988) (TV)   1988 - -
AKAs:
  • Lyon, Inside Out (International: English title)
- 37. Dialogue pour un portrait: Philippe Noiret (1981) (TV) Himself 1981 - -
- 38. "Les rendez-vous du dimanche" (1974)   Himself (1 episode, 1980) 1980 - -
1 TV episode:
Archive Footage
- 1. Ceremonia de clausura (2005) (TV) Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Bertrand is responsible for the French translation of the autobiographies of Michael Powell. The first, "Une vie dans le cinema" has been published. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 4 Interviews | 1 Article more
Genres:
Documentary | Drama | Comedy | Crime more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Paris France | Character Name In Title | Murder more

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