Bertrand Tavernier

Born: 1941-04-25

Bertrand Tavernier (25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021) was a French director, screenwriter, actor and producer.


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The French Minister

as Un journaliste TV (voice)
Released: 2013-11-06

Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is a force to be reckoned with. With his silver mane and tanned,...

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Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie

as Self
Released: 1988-11-01

Marcel Ophuls' riveting film details the heinous legacy of the Gestapo head dubbed "The Butcher...

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A Sunday in the Country

as Le narrateur
Released: 1984-04-11

In France, before WWI. As every Sunday, an old painter living in the country is visited by his...

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Pictures of Europe

as Self
Released: 1990-04-25

What makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary,...

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The Young Girls Turn 25

as Self
Released: 1993-05-19

Agnes Varda's documentary of the celebrations arising from the 25th anniversary of her husband...

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The Bakery Girl of Monceau

as Young Man / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1963-01-01

Early new wave effort from Rohmer, which was the first of his six moral tales. It concerns a...

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The World of Jacques Demy

as Self
Released: 1995-09-22

Agnès Varda's documentary portrait of her late husband, Jacques Demy. A companion piece to her...

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Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

as Self - Director
Released: 2000-09-27

Hollywood careers are full of make-or-break moments. For Clint Eastwood, one such moment came...

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Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

as Self
Released: 1997-10-01

"It must schwing!" was the motto of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two German Jewish immigrants...

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The Undeclared War

as Narrator
Released: 1992-02-19

Documentary on the French-Algerian conflict 1954-1962 which was never officially called a "war",...

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Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes

as Self
Released: 2008-09-21

Documentary portrait of the actress Romy Schneider, in which director Frederick Baker tries to...

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Daddy Nostalgia

as Narrator (uncredited)
Released: 1990-09-05

A half English, half French screenwriter visits her parents on the Riviera after her father's...

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Code Name: Melville

as Self
Released: 2008-11-15

Mixing interviews, rare archival footage and film extracts, the film shows how Melville's works...

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Before Midnight

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1986-01-01

Filmmaker Jean Achache shot extensively on the set of ’Round Midnight. This documentary presents...

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My Journey Through French Cinema

as Self
Released: 2016-10-12

Famous French director Tavernier tells us about his fantastic voyage through the cinema of his...

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Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure

as Self
Released: 2018-12-25

This documentary recounts the life of the late composer Michel Legrand, known for his works on...

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François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

as Self
Released: 1993-05-14

Twenty-six people - including two daughters, an ex-wife, his last lover, actors, fellow...

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Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »

as Self (cinéaste)
Released: 2011-09-09

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Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II

as Self
Released: 1993-11-17

Part one of a BBC documentary about Jean Renoir.

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Filmmakers in Action

as Self
Released: 2006-09-15

What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to...

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Jean Aurenche, écrivain de cinéma

as Self
Released: 2010-05-08

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Les secrets de la belle endormie

as Self
Released: 2020-06-17

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The Lumière Brothers' First Films

as Narrator
Released: 1996-07-18

A collection of short films made by the Lumiere brothers, a team of pioneering filmmakers in...

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Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2020-11-30

If Jean Rochefort remains so dear to our hearts, it is because this extraordinary actor alone...

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An American Named Kazan

as Self
Released: 2019-03-10

Elia Kazan represented the American dream. An immigrant who came without anything and who became...

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Jean-Pierre Melville and Army of Shadows

as Self
Released: 2002-01-01

In this documentary, produced by Philippe Quinconneau for StudioCanal, editor Françoise Bonnot,...

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Gershwin

as Self
Released: 1993-07-23

Documentary about George Gershwin directed by Alain Resnais with various celebrities speaking on...

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Claude Sautet or the Invisible Magic

as Self
Released: 2003-04-16

Thanks to a series of unpublished interviews, recorded shortly before his death, director Claude...

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Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires

as Self
Released: 2016-03-14

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The Audacious Adventurer

as Self
Released: 2006-12-31

Filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier is interviewed about his friend director Michael Powell and his...

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The Strange Gaze of Mark Lewis

as uncredited
Released: 2004-01-01

Interview with Bertrand Tavernier, Charles Drazin and Olivier Bouvet about Michael Powell's...

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Spécial cinéma

as Self
First aired: 1974-09-25

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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self
First aired: 1975-01-12

A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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Télévision (histoires secrètes)

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1996-04-20

The behind-the-scenes story of French television… This documentary unveils the lesser-known...

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Journeys Through French Cinema

as Self
First aired: 2017-09-16

My Journey Through French Cinema (2017), Bertrand Tavernier’s César-nominated...

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