Bertrand Tavernier
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 25, 1941
- Died
- March 25, 2021
- Birthplace
- Lyon, Rhône, France
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.
Filmography
- L'homme au cigare
L'homme au cigare TBA
as Himself
Lumière, Le Cinéma! 2024
as Self
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Les Secrets de la belle endormie 2020
as Self
Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta 2019
as Self
An American Named Kazan 2019
as Self
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure 2018
as Self
Souvenirs de Voyage 2017
Actor
My Journey Through French Cinema 2016
as Self, Director
Lumière! 2016
Producer
- M présenté par Bertrand Tavernier
M présenté par Bertrand Tavernier 2016
as Self
Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires 2016
as Self
Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran 2015
as Self
Romy Schneider, à fleur de peau 2014
as Self
The French Minister 2013
as Un journaliste TV (voice), Director, Writer
In The Tracks of Lalo Schifrin 2012
as Self
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu » 2011
as Self (cinéaste)
The Princess of Montpensier 2010
Director, Screenplay
Jean Aurenche, écrivain de cinéma 2010
as Self
RKO, A Story made in Hollywood 2010
as Himself
Code Name: Melville 2010
as Self
In the Electric Mist 2009
Director
Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes 2008
as Self
Filmmakers in Action 2006
as Self
Michael Powell 2005
Actor
Holy Lola 2004
Screenplay, Director
The Strange Gaze of Mark Lewis 2004
Actor
Seuls sont les indomptés 2003
as Lui-même
Claude Sautet or the Invisible Magic 2003
as Self
Jane Birkin... Mother of All Babes 2003
Thanks
Safe Conduct 2002
Director, Screenplay
Jean-Pierre Melville and Army of Shadows 2002
as Self
Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon 2001
Director
My Father Saved My Life 2001
Writer
Don't Make Trouble! 2001
Co-Producer
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows 2000
as Self - Director
- In the Shadow of Hollywood
In the Shadow of Hollywood 2000
as Self
It All Starts Today 1999
Writer, Director
The Other Side of the Tracks 1997
as Lui-même, Director
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz 1997
as Self
Fred 1997
Executive Producer
Captain Conan 1996
Screenplay, Director
The Lumière Brothers' First Films 1996
as Narrator
The World of Jacques Demy 1995
as Self
Fresh Bait 1995
Director, Writer
- The Cineastes' Exit
The Cineastes' Exit 1995
as Narrator
The Troubles We've Seen 1994
Producer
D'Artagnan's Daughter 1994
Director
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II 1993
as Self
Gershwin 1993
as Self
The Young Girls Turn 25 1993
as Self
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits 1993
as Self
L.627 1992
Screenplay, Director
The Undeclared War 1992
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
Lest We Forget 1991
Director
Daddy Nostalgia 1990
as Narrator (uncredited), Writer, Director
Pictures of Europe 1990
as Self
Life and Nothing But 1989
Screenplay, Director
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie 1988
as Self
Beatrice 1987
Director
'Round Midnight 1986
Director, Writer
Before Midnight 1986
as Self (archive footage)
Philippe Soupault et le surréalisme 1984
as Lui-même, Director
Mississippi Blues 1984
Director
A Sunday in the Country 1984
as Le narrateur, Producer, Director, Screenplay
Coup de Torchon 1981
Director, Writer
- The Making of "Coup de Torchon"
The Making of "Coup de Torchon" 1981
as Self
A Week's Vacation 1980
Director, Writer, Producer
Death Watch 1980
Screenplay, Director, Co-Producer
Spoiled Children 1977
Screenplay, Director
The Question 1977
Producer
The Judge and the Assassin 1976
Director, Writer
Let Joy Reign Supreme 1975
Screenplay, Director
Don't Touch the White Woman! 1974
as Un homme du pouvoir (uncredited)
The Watchmaker of St. Paul 1974
Director, Writer
Paranoia 1969
Assistant Director
Guerilla Hellcats 1968
Writer
Mexican Slayride 1967
Writer
A Matter of Honor 1966
First Assistant Director
Chance at Love 1964
Writer, Director
Les baisers 1964
Director
Contempt 1963
Publicist
The Bakery Girl of Monceau 1963
as Young Man / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Le Doulos 1962
Publicist
Léon Morin, Priest 1961
Assistant Director
Credits from TMDB.