Bertrand Tavernier (b. 25 April 1941 in Lyon) is a French director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. [edit] Biography He was married to Colo O'Hagen from 1965 to 1980. His son, Nils Tavernier (born 1 September 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 Awards.[1] [edit] Filmography [edit] Director - 1963 : Les Baisers (The Kisses), segment 2 "Baiser de Judas" ("Kiss of Judas")
- 1963 : Pays d'octobre (October Country/Country of October)
- 1974 : Que la fête commence (Let Joy Reign Supreme) with Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort
- 1974 : The Clockmaker (L'Horloger de Saint-Paul)
- 1976 : Le Juge et l'assassin (The Judge and the Assassin) with Philippe Noiret, Michel Galabru and Isabelle Huppert
- 1977 : Des enfants gâtés with Michel Piccoli, Michel Aumont
- 1980 : Une semaine de vacances with Nathalie Baye, Gérard Lanvin
- 1980 : Mort en direct, La (Death Watch)
- 1981 : Coup de Torchon with Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert
- 1982 : Philippe Soupault
- 1982 : Philippe Soupault et le Surréalisme
- 1982 : Philippe Soupault, les images qu'ils aiment
- 1983 : Un dimanche à la campagne (A Sunday in the Country) with Sabine Azéma, Louis Ducreux
- 1983 : Mississippi Blues with Bertrand Tavernier and Robert Parrish
- 1985 : Round Midnight (Autour de minuit) with Dexter Gordon, Lonette McKee, François Cluzet
- 1987 : La Passion Béatrice with Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Julie Delpy
- 1988 : Lyon, le regard intérieur
- 1989 : Life and Nothing But (La Vie et rien d'autre)
- 1990 : Daddy Nostalgie with Dirk Bogarde, Jane Birkin
- 1991 : Contre l'oubli with Chantal Akerman, René Allio
- 1991 : L.627 with Didier Bezace, Jean-Roger Milo
- 1994 : La Fille de d'Artagnan (D'Artagnan's Daughter ) with Sophie Marceau, Philippe Noiret
- 1995 : L'Appât (Fresh Bait) with Marie Gillain, Olivier Sitruk
- 1996 : Capitaine Conan with Philippe Torreton, Samuel Le Bihan
- 1998 : Ça commence aujourd'hui with Philippe Torreton, Maria Pitarresi
- 1998 : De l'autre côté du périph, directed by Bertrand and Nils Tavernier
- 2001 : Histoires de vies brisées : les double-peine de Lyon (Stories of Shattered Lives: The Double Sorrow of Lyon) with Bertrand Tavernier and Nils Tavernier
- 2001 : Laissez-passer with Jacques Gamblin, Denis Podalydès
- 2004 : Holy Lola with Jacques Gamblin, Isabelle Carré
- 2008 : In the Electric Mist with Tommy Lee Jones
[edit] Screenwriter - 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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