BERTRAND TAVERNIER

DIRECTING
Bertrand Tavernier is a French director, screenwriter, producer and writer, born on April 25, 1941 in Lyon 6th, and died onMarch 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 ).
- D'Artagnan's Daughter 1994
- Spoiled Children 1977
- Death Watch 1980
- The Watchmaker of St. Paul 1974
- It All Starts Today 1999
- Coup de Torchon 1981
- In the Electric Mist 2009
- Life and Nothing But 1989
- Beatrice 1987
- A Sunday in the Country 1984
- 'Round Midnight 1986
- The Judge and the Assassin 1976
- Captain Conan 1996
- Fresh Bait 1995
- L.627 1992
- Against Oblivion 1991
- A Week's Vacation 1980
- Safe Conduct 2002
- Let Joy Reign Supreme 1975
- The Princess of Montpensier 2010
- Daddy Nostalgia 1990
- Mississippi Blues 1984
- The French Minister 2013
- The Undeclared War 1992
- Chance at Love 1964
- My Journey Through French Cinema 2016
- Journeys Through French Cinema 2017