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.
Personal Details
Movies (47)
Lumière! The Adventure Continues
as Self
2024
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Les secrets de la belle endormie
as Self
2020
Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta
as Self
2019
An American Named Kazan
as Self
2019
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
as Self
2018
Souvenirs De Voyage
2017
My Journey Through French Cinema
as Self
2016
Lumière!
Producer (Production)
2016
M présenté par Bertrand Tavernier
as Self
2016
Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires
as Self
2016
Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran
as Self
2015
Romy Schneider, à fleur de peau
as Self
2014
The French Minister
as Un journaliste TV (voice)
2013
In The Tracks of Lalo Schifrin
as Self
2012
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »
as Self (cinéaste)
2011
The Princess of Montpensier
Director (Directing)
2010
Jean Aurenche, écrivain de cinéma
as Self
2010
RKO, A Story made in Hollywood
as Himself
2010
Code Name: Melville
as Self
2010
In the Electric Mist
Director (Directing)
2009
Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes
as Self
2008
Filmmakers in Action
as Self
2006
Michael Powell
2005
Holy Lola
Director (Directing)
2004
The Strange Gaze of Mark Lewis
2004
Seuls sont les indomptés
as Lui-même
2003
Claude Sautet or the Invisible Magic
as Self
2003
Jane Birkin... Mother of All Babes
Thanks (Crew)
2003
Safe Conduct
Director (Directing)
2002
Jean-Pierre Melville and Army of Shadows
as Self
2002
Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon
Director (Directing)
2001
My Father Saved My Life
Writer (Writing)
2001
Don't Make Trouble!
Co-Producer (Production)
2001
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
as Self - Director
2000
In the Shadow of Hollywood
as Self
2000
It All Starts Today
Director (Directing)
1999
The Other Side of the Tracks
as Lui-même
1997
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
as Self
1997
Captain Conan
Director (Directing)
1996
The Lumière Brothers' First Films
as Narrator
1996
The World of Jacques Demy
as Self
1995
Fresh Bait
Director (Directing)
1995
The Cineastes' Exit
as Narrator
1995
The Troubles We've Seen
Producer (Production)
1994
D'Artagnan's Daughter
Director (Directing)
1994
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
as Self
1993
