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Bertrand Tavernier(1941-2021)

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  • Writer
  • Producer
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Bertrand Tavernier
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My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)
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Bertrand Tavernier was the son of Geneviève (Dumond) and René Tavernier, who was a publicist, writer, and president of the French PEN club. He was a law student that preferred write film criticisms. He also wrote a few books about American movies. Then his first film won a few awards in France and abroad and established his reputation.
BornApril 25, 1941
DiedMarch 25, 2021(79)
BornApril 25, 1941
DiedMarch 25, 2021(79)
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award

Photos29

Bertrand Tavernier in Ad Lib (1986)
Bertrand Tavernier in My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)
Bertrand Tavernier in My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)
Bertrand Tavernier in My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)
Bertrand Tavernier in My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)
Bertrand Tavernier in My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)
Thierry Lhermitte, Raphaël Personnaz, and Bertrand Tavernier in The French Minister (2013)
Bertrand Tavernier and Mélanie Thierry in The Princess of Montpensier (2010)
Bertrand Tavernier in In the Electric Mist (2009)
Frances McDormand, Daniel Auteuil, and Bertrand Tavernier
Bertrand Tavernier
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, and Bertrand Tavernier

Known for

A Sunday in the Country (1984)
A Sunday in the Country
7.5
  • Director
  • 1984
The Clockmaker of St. Paul (1974)
The Clockmaker of St. Paul
7.1
  • Director
  • 1974
Captain Conan (1996)
Captain Conan
7.3
  • Director
  • 1996
'Round Midnight (1986)
'Round Midnight
7.4
  • Director
  • 1986

Credits

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Director

  • Journeys Through French Cinema (2017)
    Journeys Through French Cinema
  • My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)
    My Journey Through French Cinema
  • Julie Gayet, Thierry Lhermitte, and Raphaël Personnaz in The French Minister (2013)
    The French Minister
  • Raphaël Personnaz, Mélanie Thierry, Gaspard Ulliel, Lambert Wilson, and Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet in The Princess of Montpensier (2010)
    The Princess of Montpensier
  • Tommy Lee Jones and John Goodman in In the Electric Mist (2009)
    In the Electric Mist
  • Holy Lola (2004)
    Holy Lola
  • Safe Conduct (2002)
    Safe Conduct
  • Les enfants de Thiès (2001)
    Les enfants de Thiès
  • Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon
  • It All Starts Today (1999)
    It All Starts Today
  • The Other Side of the Tracks
  • Captain Conan (1996)
    Captain Conan
  • Fresh Bait (1995)
    Fresh Bait
  • Sophie Marceau in Revenge of the Musketeers (1994)
    Revenge of the Musketeers
  • L.627 (1992)
    L.627

Writer

  • Journeys Through French Cinema (2017)
    Journeys Through French Cinema
  • My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)
    My Journey Through French Cinema
  • Julie Gayet, Thierry Lhermitte, and Raphaël Personnaz in The French Minister (2013)
    The French Minister
  • Raphaël Personnaz, Mélanie Thierry, Gaspard Ulliel, Lambert Wilson, and Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet in The Princess of Montpensier (2010)
    The Princess of Montpensier
  • Lucifer et moi (2008)
    Lucifer et moi
  • Holy Lola (2004)
    Holy Lola
  • Safe Conduct (2002)
    Safe Conduct
  • Mon père, il m'a sauvé la vie (2001)
    Mon père, il m'a sauvé la vie
  • It All Starts Today (1999)
    It All Starts Today
  • Captain Conan (1996)
    Captain Conan
  • Fresh Bait (1995)
    Fresh Bait
  • Sophie Marceau in Revenge of the Musketeers (1994)
    Revenge of the Musketeers
  • L.627 (1992)
    L.627
  • The Undeclared War (1992)
    The Undeclared War
  • Daddy Nostalgia (1990)
    Daddy Nostalgia

Producer

  • Geronimo présenté par Bertrand Tavernier
  • Lumière! (2016)
    Lumière!
  • Pas d'histoires! (2001)
    Pas d'histoires!
  • Fred (1997)
    Fred
  • Veillées d'armes (1994)
    Veillées d'armes
  • A Sunday in the Country (1984)
    A Sunday in the Country
  • Richard Berry in La trace (1983)
    La trace
  • Mississippi Blues (1983)
    Mississippi Blues
  • Une semaine de vacances (1980)
    Une semaine de vacances
  • Death Watch (1980)
    Death Watch
  • La question (1977)
    La question

Videos7

"A Moment Alone"
Clip 0:50
"A Moment Alone"
Baby Feet
Clip 2:09
Baby Feet
Long Night
Clip 1:13
Long Night
In the Electric Mist
Interview 27:10
In the Electric Mist
My Journey through French Cinema
Trailer 1:26
My Journey through French Cinema
Clean Slate
Trailer 2:06
Clean Slate
My Journey Through French Cinema - Theatrical Trailer
Trailer 1:27
My Journey Through French Cinema - Theatrical Trailer

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Cinéclub
    • Encyclopedia
    • April 25, 1941
    • Lyon, Rhône, France
    • March 25, 2021
    • Sainte-Maxime, Var, France(complications from pancreatitis)
    • March 26, 2005 - March 25, 2021 (his death)
  • 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.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 7 Interviews
    • 10 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was at high-school with Volker Schlöndorff.
  • Quotes
    When I do a film, I like to not only be involved with the emotion, but also the context around the character. I want to show the environment and I want, sometimes, to deal with social and political issues because they are organic to the jobs of people.
    • Often casts Philippe Noiret and Jean-Pierre Marielle

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