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Bertrand Tavernier(1941-2021)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Bertrand Tavernier
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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
    • 54 wins & 53 nominations total

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Known for

A Sunday in the Country (1984)
A Sunday in the Country
7.4
  • Director
  • 1984
The Clockmaker (1974)
The Clockmaker
7.1
  • Director
  • 1974
Captain Conan (1996)
Captain Conan
7.2
  • Director
  • 1996
It All Starts Today (1999)
It All Starts Today
7.4
  • Director
  • 1999

Credits

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Director

  • Journeys Through French Cinema (2017)
    Journeys Through French Cinema
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2017
  • My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)
    My Journey Through French Cinema
    7.7
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Julie Gayet, Thierry Lhermitte, and Raphaël Personnaz in The French Minister (2013)
    The French Minister
    6.4
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Raphaël Personnaz, Mélanie Thierry, Gaspard Ulliel, Lambert Wilson, and Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet in The Princess of Montpensier (2010)
    The Princess of Montpensier
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Tommy Lee Jones and John Goodman in In the Electric Mist (2009)
    In the Electric Mist
    6.1
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Holy Lola (2004)
    Holy Lola
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Marie Desgranges and Jacques Gamblin in Safe Conduct (2002)
    Safe Conduct
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Les enfants de Thiès (2001)
    Les enfants de Thiès
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon (2001)
    Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2001
  • It All Starts Today (1999)
    It All Starts Today
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1999
  • The Other Side of the Tracks
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1997
  • The Lumière Brothers' First Films (1996)
    The Lumière Brothers' First Films
    8.0
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Captain Conan (1996)
    Captain Conan
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Marie Gillain in The Bait (1995)
    The Bait
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Sophie Marceau in Revenge of the Musketeers (1994)
    Revenge of the Musketeers
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1994

Writer

  • Journeys Through French Cinema (2017)
    Journeys Through French Cinema
    8.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 2017
  • My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)
    My Journey Through French Cinema
    7.7
    • writer
    • 2016
  • Julie Gayet, Thierry Lhermitte, and Raphaël Personnaz in The French Minister (2013)
    The French Minister
    6.4
    • written by
    • 2013
  • Raphaël Personnaz, Mélanie Thierry, Gaspard Ulliel, Lambert Wilson, and Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet in The Princess of Montpensier (2010)
    The Princess of Montpensier
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 2010
  • Lucifer et moi (2008)
    Lucifer et moi
    5.2
    • writer
    • 2008
  • Holy Lola (2004)
    Holy Lola
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 2004
  • Marie Desgranges and Jacques Gamblin in Safe Conduct (2002)
    Safe Conduct
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 2002
  • My Father Saved My Life (2001)
    My Father Saved My Life
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • It All Starts Today (1999)
    It All Starts Today
    7.4
    • writer
    • 1999
  • Captain Conan (1996)
    Captain Conan
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • 1996
  • Marie Gillain in The Bait (1995)
    The Bait
    6.7
    • written by
    • 1995
  • Sophie Marceau in Revenge of the Musketeers (1994)
    Revenge of the Musketeers
    5.8
    • adaptation
    • 1994
  • L.627 (1992)
    L.627
    7.2
    • written by
    • 1992
  • The Undeclared War (1992)
    The Undeclared War
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • Jane Birkin and Dirk Bogarde in Daddy Nostalgia (1990)
    Daddy Nostalgia
    6.8
    • dialogue
    • 1990

Producer

  • Geronimo présenté par Bertrand Tavernier
    Video
    • producer
    • 2016
  • Lumière! (2016)
    Lumière!
    8.1
    • producer
    • 2016
  • Pas d'histoires! (2001)
    Pas d'histoires!
    6.6
    • co-producer
    • 2001
  • Fred (1997)
    Fred
    6.2
    • executive producer
    • 1997
  • Veillées d'armes (1994)
    Veillées d'armes
    7.7
    • producer
    • 1994
  • The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea (1991)
    The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1991
  • 'Round Midnight (1986)
    'Round Midnight
    7.4
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1986
  • A Sunday in the Country (1984)
    A Sunday in the Country
    7.4
    • producer
    • 1984
  • Richard Berry in La trace (1983)
    La trace
    7.0
    • associate producer
    • 1983
  • Mississippi Blues (1983)
    Mississippi Blues
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1983
  • Nathalie Baye in A Week's Vacation (1980)
    A Week's Vacation
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Romy Schneider in Death Watch (1980)
    Death Watch
    6.5
    • co-producer
    • 1980
  • La question (1977)
    La question
    6.9
    • producer
    • 1977

Videos7

"A Moment Alone"
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"A Moment Alone"
Baby Feet
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Baby Feet
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

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Cinéclub
    • Encyclopedia
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • April 25, 1941
    • Lyon, Rhône, France
  • Died
    • March 25, 2021
    • Sainte-Maxime, Var, France(complications from pancreatitis)
  • Spouses
      Sarah Thibau TavernierMarch 26, 2005 - March 25, 2021 (his death)
  • Children
      Nils Tavernier
  • Parents
      Geneviève Dumond
  • 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
    • 10 Print Biographies
    • 7 Interviews
    • 10 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was an assistant to Jean-Pierre Melville.
  • 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.
  • Trademarks
      Often casts Philippe Noiret and Jean-Pierre Marielle

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