Bertrand Tavernier

Biography

Bertrand Tavernier was a French director, screenwriter, producer and writer, born on April 25, 1941 in Lyon, and died on March 25, 2021in 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.

Most Known For

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Spécial cinéma

as Self

L'Invité

as Self

Midi trente

as Self

Daddy Nostalgia

as Narrator (uncredited)

Michael Powell

Gershwin

as Self

Pictures of Europe

as Self

The French Minister

as Un journaliste TV (voice)

Lumière! The Adventure Continues

as Self

Journeys Through French Cinema

as Self

Don't Touch the White Woman!

as Un homme du pouvoir (uncredited)

A Sunday in the Country

as Le narrateur

François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

as Self

The Young Girls Turn 25

as Self

Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie

as Self

Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II

as Self

Filmmakers in Action

as Self

The World of Jacques Demy

as Self

Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible

as Self (archive footage)