Bertrand Tavernier
Directing
Bertrand Tavernier was a French director, screenwriter, producer and writer, born on April 25, 1941 in Lyon, and died on March 25, 2021 in 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.
Known for
Directing35
movieThe French Minister
2013
Director
movieIn the Electric Mist
2009
Director
movieHoly Lola
2004
Director
movieSafe Conduct
2002
Director
movieIt All Starts Today
1999
Director
movieCaptain Conan
1996
Director
movieFresh Bait
1995
Director
movieD'Artagnan's Daughter
1994
Director
movieL.627
1992
Director
movieThe Undeclared War
1992
Director
movieLest We Forget
1991
Director
movieDaddy Nostalgia
1990
Director
movieLife and Nothing But
1989
Director
movieBeatrice
1987
Director
movie'Round Midnight
1986
Director
movieMississippi Blues
1984
Director
movieA Sunday in the Country
1984
Director
movieCoup de Torchon
1981
Director
movieA Week's Vacation
1980
Director
movieDeath Watch
1980
Director
movieSpoiled Children
1977
Director
movieLet Joy Reign Supreme
1975
Director
movieParanoia
1969
Assistant Director
movieA Matter of Honor
1966
First Assistant Director
movieChance at Love
1964
Director
movieLes baisers
1964
Director
movieLéon Morin, Priest
1961
Assistant Director
Acting53
movieJean Rochefort, l'irrésistible
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieThe French Minister
2013
Un journaliste TV (voice)
movieIl était une fois... « La règle du jeu »
2011
Self (cinéaste)
tvL'Invité
2002
Self
movieClint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
Self - Director
tvTélévision (histoires secrètes)
1996
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Undeclared War
1992
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieDaddy Nostalgia
1990
Narrator (uncredited)
movieBefore Midnight
1986
Self (archive footage)
movieA Sunday in the Country
1984
Le narrateur
movieDon't Touch the White Woman!
1974
Un homme du pouvoir (uncredited)
movieThe Bakery Girl of Monceau
1963
Young Man / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Writing24
movieThe Princess of Montpensier
2010
Screenplay
movieHoly Lola
2004
Screenplay
movieSafe Conduct
2002
Screenplay
movieCaptain Conan
1996
Screenplay
movieFresh Bait
1995
Writer
movieL.627
1992
Screenplay
movieDaddy Nostalgia
1990
Writer
movieLife and Nothing But
1989
Screenplay
movie'Round Midnight
1986
Writer
movieA Sunday in the Country
1984
Screenplay
movieCoup de Torchon
1981
Writer
movieDeath Watch
1980
Screenplay
movieSpoiled Children
1977
Screenplay
movieLet Joy Reign Supreme
1975
Screenplay
movieChance at Love
1964
Writer
Production10
movieLumière!
2016
Producer
movieDon't Make Trouble!
2001
Co-Producer
movieFred
1997
Executive Producer
movieThe Troubles We've Seen
1994
Producer
movieA Sunday in the Country
1984
Producer
movieA Week's Vacation
1980
Producer
movieDeath Watch
1980
Co-Producer
movieThe Question
1977
Producer
movieContempt
1963
Publicist
movieLe Doulos
1962
Publicist
