Cast & creator
Bertrand Tavernier
Best known for L'Invité, Les Rendez-vous du dimanche, Spécial cinéma
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.
115
film credits
9
television credits
53
1961–2024 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (124)
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L'Invité
Self
2002
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
Spécial cinéma
Self
1974
Midi trente
Self
1972
Ciné regards
Self
1978
In the Electric Mist
Director
2009
Contempt
Publicist
1963
'Round Midnight
Director
1986'Round Midnight
Writer
1986
D'Artagnan's Daughter
Director
1994
Télévision (histoires secrètes)
Self (archive footage)
1996
Death Watch
Screenplay
1980Death Watch
Director
1980Death Watch
Co-Producer
1980
Lumière, Le Cinéma!
Self
2024
The Princess of Montpensier
Director
2010The Princess of Montpensier
Screenplay
2010
Lumière!
Producer
2016
Coup de Torchon
Director
1981Coup de Torchon
Writer
1981
Léon Morin, Priest
Assistant Director
1961
Le Doulos
Publicist
1962
The World of Jacques Demy
Self
1995
Let Joy Reign Supreme
Screenplay
1975Let Joy Reign Supreme
Director
1975
The Judge and the Assassin
Director
1976The Judge and the Assassin
Writer
1976
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
Self
1993
Jean Aurenche, écrivain de cinéma
Self
2010
A Sunday in the Country
Le narrateur
1984A Sunday in the Country
Producer
1984A Sunday in the Country
Director
1984A Sunday in the Country
Screenplay
1984
Journeys Through French Cinema
Self
2017Journeys Through French Cinema
Director
2017Journeys Through French Cinema
Creator
2017
Safe Conduct
Director
2002Safe Conduct
Screenplay
2002
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
Director
1974The Watchmaker of St. Paul
Writer
1974
Don't Touch the White Woman!
Un homme du pouvoir (uncredited)
1974
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
Self
1993
Holy Lola
Screenplay
2004Holy Lola
Director
2004
Daddy Nostalgia
Narrator (uncredited)
1990Daddy Nostalgia
Writer
1990Daddy Nostalgia
Director
1990
The French Minister
Un journaliste TV (voice)
2013The French Minister
Director
2013The French Minister
Writer
2013
Michael Powell
2005
Gershwin
Self
1993
A Matter of Honor
First Assistant Director
1966
Romy Schneider, à fleur de peau
Self
2014
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Self - Director
2000
Paranoia
Assistant Director
1969
Pictures of Europe
Self
1990
Beatrice
Director
1987
Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes
Self
2008
The Bakery Girl of Monceau
Young Man / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1963
It All Starts Today
Writer
1999It All Starts Today
Director
1999
Fred
Executive Producer
1997
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
Self
2018
Life and Nothing But
Screenplay
1989Life and Nothing But
Director
1989
Chance at Love
Writer
1964Chance at Love
Director
1964
Mississippi Blues
Director
1984
Lest We Forget
Director
1991
A Week's Vacation
Director
1980A Week's Vacation
Writer
1980A Week's Vacation
Producer
1980
Fresh Bait
Director
1995Fresh Bait
Writer
1995
The Young Girls Turn 25
Self
1993
Seuls sont les indomptés
Lui-même
2003
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible
Self (archive footage)
2020
Filmmakers in Action
Self
2006
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
Self
1997
An American Named Kazan
Self
2019
Spoiled Children
Screenplay
1977Spoiled Children
Director
1977
Claude Sautet or the Invisible Magic
Self
2003
Captain Conan
Screenplay
1996Captain Conan
Director
1996
L.627
Screenplay
1992L.627
Director
1992
My Father Saved My Life
Writer
2001
Before Midnight
Self (archive footage)
1986
Jane Birkin... Mother of All Babes
Thanks
2003
In The Tracks of Lalo Schifrin
Self
2012
Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran
Self
2015
Code Name: Melville
Self
2010
The Undeclared War
Self - Narrator (voice)
1992The Undeclared War
Director
1992The Undeclared War
Writer
1992
Jean-Pierre Melville and Army of Shadows
Self
2002
Les Secrets de la belle endormie
Self
2020
Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta
Self
2019
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
Self
1988
Mexican Slayride
Writer
1967
Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires
Self
2016
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »
Self (cinéaste)
2011In the Shadow of Hollywood
Self
2000
The Other Side of the Tracks
Lui-même
1997The Other Side of the Tracks
Director
1997
My Journey Through French Cinema
Self
2016My Journey Through French Cinema
Director
2016
Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon
Director
2001
RKO, A Story made in Hollywood
Himself
2010
Souvenirs de Voyage
2017
The Question
Producer
1977
Philippe Soupault et le surréalisme
Lui-même
1984Philippe Soupault et le surréalisme
Director
1984
Don't Make Trouble!
Co-Producer
2001
The Troubles We've Seen
Producer
1994
Les baisers
Director
1964
Guerilla Hellcats
Writer
1968
The Lumière Brothers' First Films
Narrator
1996M présenté par Bertrand Tavernier
Self
2016L'homme au cigare
Himself
The Strange Gaze of Mark Lewis
2004The Cineastes' Exit
Narrator
1995