Bertrand Tavernier obit

French film director Bertrand Tavernier Has Died

He was not on the list.

Tavernier was born in Lyon, France, the son of Geneviève (née Dumond) and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, several years president of the French PEN club. He said his father's publishing of a wartime resistance journal and aid to anti-Nazi intellectuals shaped his moral outlook as an artist. According to Tavernier, his father believed that words were "as important and as lethal as bullets". Tavernier wanted to become a filmmaker from the age of 13 or 14 years. He said that his cinematic influences included filmmakers John Ford, William Wellman, Jean Renoir, Jean Vigo and Jacques Becker. Tavernier was influenced by the 1968 general strike in France. He associated with the OCI between 1973 and 1975, and was particularly struck by the writing of Leon Trotsky. The first film director with whom he worked was Jean-Pierre Melville. Later, his first film (The Clockmaker, 1974) won the Prix Louis Delluc and the Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize award at the 24th Berlin International Film Festival.

Director

Journeys Through French Cinema (2017)

Journeys Through French Cinema

8.9

TV Series

Director

2017

9 episodes

 

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

 

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

7.2

Director

2001

 

It All Starts Today (1999)

It All Starts Today

7.4

Director

1999

 

The Other Side of the Tracks

7.2

TV Movie

Director

1997

 

Captain Conan (1996)

Captain Conan

7.2

Director

1996

 

The Bait (1995)

The Bait

6.8

Director

1995

 

Sophie Marceau in Revenge of the Musketeers (1994)

Revenge of the Musketeers

5.8

Director

1994

 

L.627 (1992)

L.627

7.2

Director

1992

 

The Undeclared War (1992)

The Undeclared War

7.9

Director

1992

 

Lest We Forget (1991)

Lest We Forget

5.9

Director (segment Pour Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar)

1991

 

Daddy Nostalgia (1990)

Daddy Nostalgia

6.9

Director

1990

 

Life and Nothing But (1989)

Life and Nothing But

7.5

Director

1989

 

Lyon, le regard intérieur

TV Movie

Director

1988

 

Beatrice (1987)

Beatrice

6.5

Director

1987

 

'Round Midnight (1986)

'Round Midnight

7.4

Director

1986

 

A Sunday in the Country (1984)

A Sunday in the Country

7.4

Director

1984

 

Ciné citron

Short

Director

1983

 

La 8ème génération

Short

Director

1983

 

Mississippi Blues (1983)

Mississippi Blues

6.6

Director

1983

 

Philippe Soupault et le surréalisme, tome 3

TV Movie

Director

1982

 

Philippe Soupault et le surréalisme, tome 2

TV Movie

Director

1982

 

Philippe Soupault

TV Movie

Director

1982

 

Coup de Torchon (1981)

Coup de Torchon

7.4

Director

1981

 

Nathalie Baye in A Week's Vacation (1980)

A Week's Vacation

6.6

Director

1980

 

Death Watch (1980)

Death Watch

6.6

Director

1980

 

Spoiled Children (1977)

Spoiled Children

6.5

Director

1977

 

The Judge and the Assassin (1976)

The Judge and the Assassin

7.3

Director

1976

 

Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)

Let Joy Reign Supreme

7.0

Director

1975

 

The Clockmaker (1974)

The Clockmaker

7.1

Director

1974

 

Chance at Love (1964)

Chance at Love

4.8

Director (segment Une chance explosive)

1964

 

Les baisers (1964)

Les baisers

6.2

Director (episode 2 "Baiser de Judas")

1964

 

Writer

Journeys Through French Cinema (2017)

Journeys Through French Cinema

8.9

TV Series

writer

2017

10 episodes

 

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

 

Safe Conduct (2002)

Safe Conduct

6.9

screenplay

2002

 

Mon père, il m'a sauvé la vie (2001)

Mon père, il m'a sauvé la vie

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

 

The Bait (1995)

The Bait

6.8

written by

1995

 

Sophie Marceau in Revenge of the Musketeers (1994)

Revenge of the Musketeers

5.8

Writer

1994

 

L.627 (1992)

L.627

7.2

written by

1992

 

The Undeclared War (1992)

The Undeclared War

7.9

Writer

1992

 

Daddy Nostalgia (1990)

Daddy Nostalgia

6.9

dialogue

1990

 

Der grüne Berg (1990)

Der grüne Berg

5.8

Writer

1990

 

Life and Nothing But (1989)

Life and Nothing But

7.5

scenario & adaptation

1989

 

Lyon, le regard intérieur

TV Movie

Writer

1988

 

Les mois d'avril sont meurtriers (1987)

Les mois d'avril sont meurtriers

6.6

scenario and dialogue

1987

 

'Round Midnight (1986)

'Round Midnight

7.4

written by

1986

 

A Sunday in the Country (1984)

A Sunday in the Country

7.4

Writer

1984

 

La 8ème génération

Short

writer

1983

 

Richard Berry in La trace (1983)

La trace

7.1

writer

1983

 

Mississippi Blues (1983)

Mississippi Blues

6.6

writer

1983

 

Coup de Torchon (1981)

Coup de Torchon

7.4

Writer

1981

 

Nathalie Baye in A Week's Vacation (1980)

A Week's Vacation

6.6

Writer

1980

 

Death Watch (1980)

Death Watch

6.6

Writer

1980

 

Spoiled Children (1977)

Spoiled Children

6.5

Writer

1977

 

The Judge and the Assassin (1976)

The Judge and the Assassin

7.3

written by

1976

 

Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)

Let Joy Reign Supreme

7.0

Writer

1975

 

The Clockmaker (1974)

The Clockmaker

7.1

written by

1974

 

Capitaine Singrid (1968)

Capitaine Singrid

4.5

writer

1968

 

Mexican Slayride (1967)

Mexican Slayride

5.0

dialogue

scenario (adaptation)

1967

 

Chance at Love (1964)

Chance at Love

4.8

scenario, adaptation and dialogue

1964

 

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

7.9

producer

1994

 

A Sunday in the Country (1984)

A Sunday in the Country

7.4

producer

1984

 

Richard Berry in La trace (1983)

La trace

7.1

associate producer

1983

 

Mississippi Blues (1983)

Mississippi Blues

6.6

producer

1983

 

Nathalie Baye in A Week's Vacation (1980)

A Week's Vacation

6.6

producer

1980

 

Death Watch (1980)

Death Watch

6.6

co-producer

1980

 

La question (1977)

La question

7.1

producer

1977