Bertrand Tavernier

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Bertrand Tavernier

Bertrand Tavernier (b. April 25, 1941 in Lyon) is a French director, screenwriter, actor, and producer.

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He was married to Colo O'Hagen from 1965 to 1980. His son, Nils Tavernier (born September 1, 1965), works as both a director and actor.

Tavernier wanted to become a filmmaker since the age of thirteen or fourteen years old. He claims that his cinematic influences include filmmakers John Ford, William Wellman, Jean Renoir, Jean Vigo and Jacques Becker. The first film director with whom he worked was Jean-Pierre Melville. Later, his first film (The Clockmaker, 1973) won the Prix Louis Delluc and the Silver Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival.

His early work was dominated by mysteries, but his later work is characterized by a more overt social commentary, highlighting his pacifism (Life and Nothing But, Capitaine Conan) and presenting a critical picture of contemporary French society (Ça commence aujourd'hui, Histoires de vies brisées : les double-peine de Lyon).

He won the BAFTA for best film in a language other than English in 1990 for Life and Nothing But and a total of four César Award. [1]

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  • Que la fête commence (1974), directed by Bertrand Tavernier, Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort
  • Des enfants gâtés (1977), directed by Bertrand Tavernier, with Michel Piccoli, Michel Aumont
  • Coup de torchon (1981), directed by Bertrand Tavernier, with Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert
  • Un dimanche à la campagne (1983), directed by Bertrand Tavernier, with Sabine Azéma, Louis Ducreux
  • La Trace (The Trace) (1983) by Bernard Favre with Robin Renucci, Richard Berry
  • Autour de minuit (Round Midnight) (1985) by Bertrand Tavernier with Lonette McKee, François Cluzet
  • Daddy Nostalgie (1990) by Bertrand Tavernier with Dirk Bogarde, Jane Birkin
  • L.627 (1991) by Bertrand Tavernier with Didier Bezace, Jean-Roger Milo
  • L'Appât (1995) by Bertrand Tavernier with Marie Gillain, Olivier Sitruk
  • Ca commence aujourd'hui (1998) by Bertrand Tavernier with Philippe Torreton, Maria Pitarresi
  • Mon père, il m'a sauvé la vie (2000) by José Giovanni with Bruno Crémer, Vincent Lecoeur
  • Laissez-passer (2001) de Bertrand Tavernier with Jacques Gamblin, Denis Podalydès Directeur

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