Bertrand Tavernier

Directing

Born 1941-04-25 Died 2021-03-25 Lyon, Rhône, France 91 credits BAFTA Awards 1 César Award for Best Director 2 César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation 2 César Award for Best Adaptation 1

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award

BAFTA Awards 1 won · 1 nominated

1990 Best Film Not in the English Language Won Life and Nothing But
1985 Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated A Sunday in the Country

César Award for Best Director 2 won · 5 nominated

1997 Best Director Won Captain Conan
1993 Best Director Nominated L.627
1990 Best Director Nominated Life and Nothing But
1985 Best Director Nominated A Sunday in the Country
1982 Best Director Nominated Coup de Torchon
1977 Best Director Nominated The Judge and the Assassin
1976 Best Director Won Let Joy Reign Supreme

César Award for Best Film 7 nominated

1997 Best Film Nominated Captain Conan
1993 Best Film Nominated L.627
1990 Best Film Nominated Life and Nothing But
1985 Best Film Nominated A Sunday in the Country
1982 Best Film Nominated Coup de Torchon
1977 Best Film Nominated The Judge and the Assassin
1976 Best Film Nominated Let Joy Reign Supreme

César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation 2 won · 5 nominated

1997 Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation Nominated Captain Conan
1993 Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation Nominated L.627
1990 Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation Nominated Life and Nothing But
1982 Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation Nominated Coup de Torchon
1981 Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation Nominated Death Watch
1977 Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation Won The Judge and the Assassin
1976 Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation Won Let Joy Reign Supreme

César Award for Best Adaptation 1 won · 2 nominated

2014 Best Adaptation Nominated Quai d'Orsay
2011 Best Adaptation Nominated The Princess of Montpensier
1985 Best Adaptation Won A Sunday in the Country

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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.