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Bertrand Tavernier

Bertrand Tavernier

Directing·1941–2021·69 films

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).

As Director

As Actor

The French Minister
The French Minister (2013)Un journaliste TV (voice)
The Bakery Girl of Monceau
The Bakery Girl of Monceau (1963)Young Man / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
A Sunday in the Country
A Sunday in the Country (1984)Le narrateur
Don't Touch the White Woman!
Don't Touch the White Woman! (1974)Un homme du pouvoir (uncredited)
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (1988)Self
The Young Girls Turn 25
The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993)Self
Daddy Nostalgia
Daddy Nostalgia (1990)Narrator (uncredited)
The World of Jacques Demy
The World of Jacques Demy (1995)Self
Lumière, Le Cinéma!
Lumière, Le Cinéma! (2024)Self
The Lumière Brothers' First Films
The Lumière Brothers' First Films (1996)Narrator
My Journey Through French Cinema
My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)Self
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)Self - Director
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits (1993)Self
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible (2020)Self (archive footage)
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz (1997)Self
Code Name: Melville
Code Name: Melville (2010)Self
The Undeclared War
The Undeclared War (1992)Self - Narrator (voice)
Filmmakers in Action
Filmmakers in Action (2006)Self
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure (2018)Self
Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta
Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta (2019)Self
Claude Sautet or the Invisible Magic
Claude Sautet or the Invisible Magic (2003)Self
An American Named Kazan
An American Named Kazan (2019)Self
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II (1993)Self
Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes
Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes (2008)Self
The Other Side of the Tracks
The Other Side of the Tracks (1997)Lui-même
Before Midnight
Before Midnight (1986)Self (archive footage)
Seuls sont les indomptés
Seuls sont les indomptés (2003)Lui-même
Gershwin
Gershwin (1993)Self
Jean-Pierre Melville and Army of Shadows
Jean-Pierre Melville and Army of Shadows (2002)Self
Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran
Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran (2015)Self
Philippe Soupault et le surréalisme
Philippe Soupault et le surréalisme (1984)Lui-même
Pictures of Europe
Pictures of Europe (1990)Self
Michael Powell
Michael Powell (2005)
Les Secrets de la belle endormie
Les Secrets de la belle endormie (2020)Self
Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires
Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires (2016)Self
In The Tracks of Lalo Schifrin
In The Tracks of Lalo Schifrin (2012)Self
Jean Aurenche, écrivain de cinéma
Jean Aurenche, écrivain de cinéma (2010)Self
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu » (2011)Self (cinéaste)
RKO, A Story made in Hollywood
RKO, A Story made in Hollywood (2010)Himself
Souvenirs de Voyage
Souvenirs de Voyage (2017)
Romy Schneider, à fleur de peau
Romy Schneider, à fleur de peau (2014)Self
The Strange Gaze of Mark Lewis
The Strange Gaze of Mark Lewis (2004)

As Writer