Bertrand Tavernier

Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 47 wins & 49 nominations. See more awards »

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Un dimanche à la campagne Director

(1984)

Captain Conan Director

(1996)

The Clockmaker of St. Paul Director

(1974)

Ça commence aujourd'hui Director

(1999)

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Director (36 credits)

2017 Voyage à travers le cinéma français (TV Series documentary) (9 episodes)

- Les chansons - Julien Duvivier (2017)

- Mes années 1960 (2017)

- Les méconnus (2017)

- La nouvelle vague de l'Occupation (2017)

- Les oubliés (2017)

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2016 Voyage à travers le cinéma français (Documentary)

2013 The French Minister

2010 La princesse de Montpensier

2009 In the Electric Mist

2004 Holy Lola

2002 Safe Conduct

2001 Les enfants de Thiès (TV Movie)

2001 Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon (Documentary)

1999 Ça commence aujourd'hui

1997 The Other Side of the Tracks (TV Movie documentary)

1996 Captain Conan

1995 Fresh Bait

1994 Revenge of the Musketeers

1992 L.627

1992 La guerre sans nom (Documentary)

1991 Contre l'oubli (segment "Pour Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar")

1990 Daddy Nostalgia

1989 La vie et rien d'autre

1988 Lyon, le regard intérieur (TV Movie documentary)

1987 Beatrice

1986 'Round Midnight

1984 Un dimanche à la campagne

1983 Ciné citron (Short)

1983 La 8ème génération (Short)

1983 Mississippi Blues (Documentary)

1982 Philippe Soupault (TV Movie documentary)

1981 Coup de Torchon

1980 Une semaine de vacances

1980 Death Watch

1977 Des enfants gâtés

1976 Le juge et l'assassin

1975 Let Joy Reign Supreme

1974 The Clockmaker of St. Paul

1964 La chance et l'amour (segment "Une chance explosive")

1964 Les baisers (episode 2 "Baiser de Judas")

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Writer (32 credits)

2016 Voyage à travers le cinéma français (Documentary) (writer)

2013 The French Minister (written by)

2010 La princesse de Montpensier

2008 Lucifer et moi (writer)

2004 Holy Lola

2002 Safe Conduct

2001 Mon père, il m'a sauvé la vie

1999 Ça commence aujourd'hui (writer)

1996 Captain Conan (screenplay)

1995 Fresh Bait (screenplay)

1994 Revenge of the Musketeers

1992 L.627 (written by)

1992 La guerre sans nom (Documentary)

1991 Der grüne Berg (Documentary)

1990 Daddy Nostalgia (dialogue)

1989 La vie et rien d'autre (scenario & adaptation)

1988 Lyon, le regard intérieur (TV Movie documentary)

1987 Les mois d'avril sont meurtriers

1986 'Round Midnight (screenplay)

1984 Un dimanche à la campagne

1983 La 8ème génération (Short) (writer)

1983 La trace (writer)

1983 Mississippi Blues (Documentary) (writer)

1981 Coup de Torchon

1980 Une semaine de vacances

1980 Death Watch

1977 Des enfants gâtés

1976 Le juge et l'assassin (written by)

1975 Let Joy Reign Supreme

1974 The Clockmaker of St. Paul (written by)

1968 Capitaine Singrid (writer)

1967 Mexican Slayride (dialogue) / (scenario - adaptation)

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Producer (10 credits)

2016 Lumière! (Documentary) (producer)

2001 Pas d'histoires! (co-producer)

1997 Fred (executive producer)

1994 Veillées d'armes (Documentary) (producer)

1984 Un dimanche à la campagne (producer)

1983 La trace (associate producer)

1983 Mississippi Blues (Documentary) (producer)

1980 Une semaine de vacances (producer)

1980 Death Watch (co-producer)

1977 La question (producer)

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Miscellaneous Crew (8 credits)

1991 Jalousie (technical advisor)

1991 Ragazzi (technical advisor)

1990 Un été après l'autre (technical advisor)

1970 Dernier domicile connu (press attache)

1967 Mexican Slayride (press attache)

1965 La 317ème section (press attache)

1963 Contempt (publicist - uncredited)

1963 Le Doulos (production publicist)

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Actor (6 credits)

2013 The French Minister
Un journaliste TV (voice, uncredited)

1997 Quand le chat sourit (TV Movie)

1990 Daddy Nostalgia
Narrator (uncredited)

1981 Le petit Mitchell illustré (TV Movie)

1969 Tout peut arriver
L'ami au ciné-club (uncredited)

1963 La boulangère de Monceau (Short)
Young Man / Narrator (voice, uncredited)

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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (4 credits)

1969 Paranoia (assistant director)

1966 Una questione d'onore (assistant director)

1964 Maciste, gladiatore di Sparta (assistant director)

1960 Wen kümmert's? (Short) (assistant director)

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Thanks (8 credits)

2014 My Old Lady (special thanks)

2000 In the Shadow of Hollywood (Documentary) (special thanks)

2000 American Masters (TV Series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)

- Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) ... (thanks)

1998 All the Little Animals (special thanks)

1996 Dexter Gordon: More Than You Know (Documentary) (thanks)

1990 The Man Inside (thanks)

1987 American Playhouse (TV Series) (the producers wish to thank - 1 episode)

- Waiting for the Moon (1987) ... (the producers wish to thank)

1985 Tangos, the Exile of Gardel (thanks)

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Self (100 credits)

2018 Michel Legrand: Sans demi-mesure (Documentary)
Himself

2017 Voyage à travers le cinéma français (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Host

- Les chansons - Julien Duvivier (2017) ... Himself - Host

- Mes années 1960 (2017) ... Himself - Host

- Les méconnus (2017) ... Himself - Host

- La nouvelle vague de l'Occupation (2017) ... Himself - Host

- Les oubliés (2017) ... Himself - Host

Show all 10 episodes

2017 La Continental: Le mystère Greven (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2017 Sortie d'usine 2017 (Short)
Himself

2017 French Directors' Touch (Video documentary short)

1995-2017 Días de cine (TV Series)
Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 25 May 2017 (2017) ... Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 27 April 2017 (2017) ... Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 22 September 2016 (2016) ... Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 3 April 2014 (2014) ... Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 3 October 2013 (2013) ... Himself - Interviewee

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2017 Àrtic (TV Series)
Himself - Interviewee

- Episode #4.129 (2017) ... Himself - Interviewee

2017 61 premis Sant Jordi de cinematografia (TV Special)
Himself - Presenter

2013-2016 C à vous (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 7 October 2016 (2016) ... Himself

- Episode dated 10 April 2013 (2013) ... Himself

2016 Festival de cine de San Sebatián 2016 - Gala de inauguración (TV Movie)
Himself - Presenter

1997-2016 Cinema 3 (TV Series)
Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 18 June 2016 (2016) ... Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 26 September 2013 (2013) ... Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 12 March 2011 (2011) ... Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 22 May 2010 (2010) ... Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 14 February 2009 (2009) ... Himself - Interviewee

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2016 Tria33 (TV Series)
Himself - Interviewee

- Episode #1.269 (2016) ... Himself - Interviewee

2016 Voyage à travers le cinéma français (Documentary)
Himself

2016/I En ligne de mire (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2016 Lundi en histoires (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires (2016) ... Himself

2010-2016 Vivement dimanche (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 10 January 2016 (2016) ... Himself

- Eddy Mitchell 2 (2010) ... Himself

2015 Cinéast(e)s (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Episode #1.2 (2015) ... Himself

2015 Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran (TV Movie documentary)

2010-2015 Un jour, un destin (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Philippe Noiret, la pudeur des sentiments (2015) ... Himself

- Jean Rochefort, cavalier seul (2014) ... Himself

- Romy Schneider: ange et démons (2010) ... Himself

2014 Capitaine Tavernier (Video documentary short)
Himself

2014 Romy Schneider, à fleur de peau (Documentary)
Himself

2012-2014 Janela Indiscreta (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.213 (2014) ... Himself

- Episode #1.127 (2012) ... Himself

2014 Tout le monde en parle (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 9 March 2014 (2014) ... Himself

2002-2013 L'invité (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 8 November 2013 (2013) ... Himself

- Episode dated 19 April 2013 (2013) ... Himself

- Episode dated 20 May 2010 (2010) ... Himself

- Episode dated 13 April 2009 (2009) ... Himself

- Episode dated 26 January 2002 (2002) ... Himself

2013 La grande librairie (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #6.9 (2013) ... Himself

2013 Philippe Sarde: Un voyage musical dans l'histoire du cinéma (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2013 Michel Galabru, comédien inclassable (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2013 Ce soir (ou jamais!) (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 29 January 2013 (2013) ... Himself

2012 In the Tracks of Lalo Schifrin (Documentary)
Himself

2012 Cinéphiles de notre temps (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- D'un écran à l'autre (1965-2012) (2012) ... Himself

- Hollywood, nous voilà! (1960-1964) (2012) ... Himself

- Passeurs en cinéphilie (2012) ... Himself

- Prochainement sur cet écran (1955-1958) (2012) ... Himself

- Charlton Heston est un axiome (1957-1959) (2012) ... Himself

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2012 Jim Thompson, le Polar dans la peau (Documentary)
Himself

2009-2011 Il était une fois... (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- La règle du jeu (2011) ... Himself

- Les enfants du paradis (2009) ... Himself

2011 Kennwort Kino (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Die Prinzessin im Saustall (2011) ... Himself

2011 Café Picouly (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 11 February 2011 (2011) ... Himself

2010 In Conversation (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Bertrand Tavernier (2010) ... Himself

2010 Cinémas (TV Series)
Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 6 November 2010 (2010) ... Himself - Interviewee

2010 Empreintes (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Bertrand Tavernier, cinéaste de toutes les batailles (2010) ... Himself

2010 Michel Ciment, le cinéma en partage (Documentary)
Himself

2010 At the Movies (TV Series)
Himself

- Cannes Film Festival 2010 (2010) ... Himself

2010 Festival international de Cannes (TV Series)
Himself

- TV Festival Du Cannes 2010 (2010) ... Himself

2010 Jean Aurenche, écrivain de cinéma (Documentary)
Himself

2009 Philippe Noiret: Gentleman saltimbanque (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2008 James Lee Burke, Louisiana Stories (Documentary)
Himself

2006-2008 L'hebdo cinéma (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Episode dated 13 December 2008 (2008) ... Himself

- Episode dated 23 April 2006 (2006) ... Himself

2008 Sous le nom de Melville (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2008 Romy Schneider - Eine Frau in drei Noten (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2007 Raymond Chirat, l'oeil et la mémoire (Documentary)
Himself

2007 Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema (Documentary)
Himself

2006 Mémoires du cinéma francais, de la libération à nos jours (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Episode #1.1 (2006) ... Himself

2005 Filmmakers in Action (Documentary)
Himself

2005 El Magacine (TV Series)
Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 23 September 2005 (2005) ... Himself - Interviewee

2005 Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (TV Special)
Himself - Audience Member

2005 Artworks Scotland (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee

- Michael Powell (2005) ... Himself - Interviewee

2005 24 images de Antoine Duhamel (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2005 Jacques Deray: Le cinéma... ma vie (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2003 L'homme au cigare (Documentary)
Himself

2003 Positif, une revue (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2003 Claude Sautet ou La magie invisible (Documentary)
Himself

2002-2003 Recto verso (TV Series)
Himself / Himself - Main Guest

- Marie Gillain (2003) ... Himself

- Michel Galabru: le gendarme et l'assassin (2002) ... Himself

- Philippe Noiret: l'élégance fait l'homme (2002) ... Himself

- Bertrand Tavernier: l'ours qui rêvait (2002) ... Himself - Main Guest

2002 Compositeurs/réalisateurs, dialogue impossible? (Video documentary)
Himself

2002 Legenden (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Romy Schneider (2002) ... Himself

2000 In the Shadow of Hollywood (Documentary)
Himself

2000 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Director

- Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) ... Himself - Director

1998 Le cercle du cinéma (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 29 April 1998 (1998) ... Himself

1998 100 films par 100 personnalités (TV Series)
Himself

- Les mois d'Avril sont meurtriers (1998) ... Himself

1997 Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1997 Cannes... les 400 coups (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1991-1997 Bouillon de culture (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Spécial Châteauvallon (1997) ... Himself

- Des hommes et des femmes dans la guerre (1996) ... Himself

- Argent roi, argent criminel (1995) ... Himself

- Spécial Georges Simenon (1992) ... Himself

- Bertrand Tavernier (1991) ... Himself

1977-1997 La nuit des Césars (TV Series documentary)
Himself / Himself - César du meilleur réalisateur (Ex aequo)

- 22ème nuit des Césars (1997) ... Himself - César du meilleur réalisateur (Ex aequo)

- 20ème nuit des Césars (1995) ... Himself

- 7ème nuit des Césars (1982) ... Himself

- 2ème nuit des Césars (1977) ... Himself

1996 The Lumière Brothers' First Films (Documentary)
Narrator

1996 Un film sur Bertrand Tavernier (TV Movie)
Himself

1996 Philippe le bienheureux (TV Movie)
Himself

1996 Droit d'auteurs (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 10 March 1996 (1996) ... Himself

1995 The Making of an Englishman (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1995 Les Mystères du Premier-Film (Documentary)
Himself

1995 A Film és... I.-XIV (TV Series documentary)
Himself (1995)

1995 The World of Jacques Demy (Documentary)
Himself

1993 Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1993 Jean Renoir: Part Two - Hollywood and Beyond (TV Movie documentary)

1993 Les demoiselles ont eu 25 ans (Documentary)
Himself

1993 L'encyclopédie audio-visuelle (TV Series documentary)

- Gershwin (1993)

1993 François Truffaut: Portraits volés (Documentary)
Himself

1992 Spécial cinéma (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 16 November 1992 (1992) ... Himself - Guest

1992 Le divan (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Episode dated 12 September 1992 (1992) ... Himself

- Episode dated 5 September 1992 (1992) ... Himself

1992 Le cercle de minuit (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 8 September 1992 (1992) ... Himself

1992 La guerre sans nom (Documentary)
Himself - Narrator (voice)

1990 Gilles Grangier, 50 ans de cinéma (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1990 Picture of Europe (TV Movie documentary)

1988 Lyon, le regard intérieur (TV Movie documentary)

1988 Hôtel Terminus (Documentary)
Filmmaker

1987 Keskiyön auringon kuvat (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1986 Sundance: A Matter of Process
Himself

1982 La dernière séance (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 19 October 1982 (1982) ... Himself

1981 Dialogue pour un portrait: Philippe Noiret (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1981 Les nouveaux rendez-vous (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 1 November 1981 (1981) ... Himself

1979-1980 Les rendez-vous du dimanche (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 18 May 1980 (1980) ... Himself

- Episode dated 30 September 1979 (1979) ... Himself

1978 Parlons Cinema, Bertrand Tavernier (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1977 Chroniques de France (TV Series documentary)
Himself - (segment "Produire au féminin, Michèle de Broca")

- Chroniques de France N° 140 (1977) ... Himself - (segment "Produire au féminin, Michèle de Broca")

1975-1977 Pour le cinéma (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 12 September 1977 (1977) ... Himself

- Episode dated 29 February 1976 (1976) ... Himself

- Episode dated 31 March 1975 (1975) ... Himself

1977 Revista de cine (TV Series)
Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 27 June 1977 (1977) ... Himself - Interviewee

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Archive footage (2 credits)

2017 L'extravagant monsieur Piccoli (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2005 Ceremonia de clausura (TV Special)
Himself

Personal Details

Other Works:

Book: "50 Years of American Cinema," w/Jean-Pierre Coursodon, 1995. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies | 6 Interviews | 8 Articles | See more »

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)

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Personal Quote:

[In a 1983 interview] ... I can understand why American audiences sometimes find foreign films too long because they are complicated films that you have to pay attention to. See more »

Trivia:

Ciinephile, he writes a DVD blog on the SACD's site (Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques) . That French authors and composers' association was founded in 1777 by Beaumarchais. See more »

Trademark:

Often casts Philippe Noiret and Jean-Pierre Marielle See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus

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	STARmeter SEE RANK Up 4,321 this week View rank on IMDbPro » Bertrand Tavernier Director \| Writer \| Producer Bertrand Tavernier 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. See full bio » Born: April 25, 1941 in Lyon, Rhône, France
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