Bertrand Tavernier
Bertrand Tavernier | |
|---|---|
 Tavernier in 2017 | |
| Born | 25 April 1941 Lyon, France |
| Died | 25 March 2021 (aged 79) Sainte-Maxime, France |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1960–2016 |
| Spouse |
Colo Tavernier O'Hagan
(m. 1965; div. 1981) |
| Children | 2; including Nils Tavernier |
Bertrand Tavernier (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtʁɑ̃ tavɛʁnje]; 25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer.[1]
Life and career
Tavernier was born in Lyon, France, the son of Geneviève (née Dumond) and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, several years president of the French PEN club.[2] He said his father's publishing of a wartime resistance journal and aid to anti-Nazi intellectuals shaped his moral outlook as an artist. According to Tavernier, his father believed that words were "as important and as lethal as bullets".[3] Tavernier wanted to become a filmmaker from the age of 13 or 14 years. He said that his cinematic influences included filmmakers John Ford, William Wellman, Jean Renoir, Jean Vigo and Jacques Becker.[4]
Tavernier was influenced by the 1968 general strike in France.[3] He associated with the OCI between 1973 and 1975, and was particularly struck by the writing of Leon Trotsky.[3] The first film director with whom he worked was Jean-Pierre Melville. Later, his first film (The Clockmaker, 1974) won the Prix Louis Delluc and the Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize award at the 24th Berlin International Film Festival.[4]
His early work was dominated by mysteries, but his later work is characterized by a more overt social commentary, highlighting his left-wing views (Life and Nothing But, Captain Conan) and presenting a critical picture of contemporary French society (It All Starts Today, Histoires de vies brisées : les double-peine de Lyon).
Honours and Awards
In 1986, his film Round Midnight won two César Awards (Best Original Music and Best Sound), the Best Film Award at the Venice Film Festival and the Oscar for Best Music (Original Score) at the 1987 Academy Awards.
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 and was joint winner of another.[5]
In 1995, his film L'Appât won the Golden Bear Award at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival.[6] Four years later, his film It All Starts Today won an Honourable Mention at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.[7]
His film The Princess of Montpensier competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[8]
Tavernier was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 42nd International Film Festival of India in Goa for his outstanding achievements and work in the film industry.[9]
Personal life
Tavernier was married to screenwriter Colo Tavernier O'Hagan from 1965 to 1981.[10] They had two children. Their son, Nils Tavernier (born 1 September 1965), works as both a director and actor.[11] Their daughter, Tiffany Tavernier (born in 1967), is a novelist, screenwriter and assistant director.[12][13]
Death
Tavernier died on 25 March 2021 at age 79.[14]
Filmography
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Les baisers[15] | Yes | No |
| La chance et l'amour | Yes | No | |
| 1983 | La 8ème génération | Yes | Yes |
| Ciné citron | Yes | Yes | |
| 1991 | Contre l'oubli | Yes | No |
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Philippe Soupault | Yes | No | No | [16] |
| 1983 | Mississippi Blues | Yes | Yes | No | Co-directed with Robert Parrish |
| 1988 | Lyon, le regard intérieur | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 1991 | Der grüne Berg | No | No | Yes | |
| 1992 | La guerre sans nom | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 1994 | Veillées d'armes | No | Yes | No | Co-directed by Marcel Ophüls |
| 1997 | De l'autre côté du périph | Yes | No | No | Co-directed with Nils Tavernier |
| 2001 | Histoires de vies brisées | Yes | No | No | |
| 2016 | Voyage à travers le cinéma français | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Lumière ! L'aventure commence | No | Yes | No |
TV movie
- Les enfants de Thiès (2001)
Feature film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Mexican Slayride | No | Yes | No | Also press attache |
| 1968 | Captain Singrid | No | Yes | No | |
| 1974 | The Clockmaker | Yes | Yes | No | L'Horloger de Saint-Paul |
| 1975 | Let Joy Reign Supreme | Yes | Yes | No | Que la fête commence... |
| 1976 | The Judge and the Assassin | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1977 | Spoiled Children | Yes | Yes | No | Des enfants gâtés |
| La question | No | No | Yes | ||
| 1979 | Death Watch | Yes | Yes | Yes | La mort en direct |
| 1980 | A Week's Vacation | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1981 | Coup de Torchon | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1983 | La trace | No | Yes | Associate | [17] |
| 1984 | A Sunday in the Country | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1986 | Round Midnight | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1987 | Beatrice | Yes | No | No | |
| Les mois d'avril sont meurtriers | No | Yes | No | ||
| 1989 | Life and Nothing But | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1990 | Daddy Nostalgie | Yes | Yes | No | Also narrator |
| 1992 | L.627 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1994 | Revenge of the Musketeers | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1995 | The Bait | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1996 | Captain Conan | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1999 | It All Starts Today | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2001 | Mon père, il m'a sauvé la vie | No | Yes | No | |
| 2002 | Safe Conduct | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2004 | Holy Lola | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2008 | Lucifer et moi | No | Yes | No | |
| 2009 | In the Electric Mist | Yes | No | No | |
| 2010 | The Princess of Montpensier | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2013 | The French Minister (French: Quai d'Orsay)[18] | Yes | Yes | No | Also actor |
Other credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Wen kümmert's? | Assistant Director | Short film |
| 1962 | The Bakery Girl of Monceau | Narrator | |
| 1963 | Contempt | Publicist | Le Mépris |
| Le Doulos | Production publicist | ||
| 1964 | The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules | Assistant Director | |
| 1965 | The 317th Platoon | Press attache | |
| 1966 | A Question of Honour | Assistant Director | |
| 1969 | Orgasmo | ||
| Tout peut arriver | Actor | ||
| 1970 | Last Known Address | Press attache | |
| 1981 | Le petit Mitchell illustré | Actor | Short film |
| 1990 | Un été après l'autre | Technical advisor | |
| 1991 | Ragazzi | ||
| Jalousie | |||
| 1997 | Fred | Executive producer | |
| Quand le chat sourit | Actor | Short film | |
| 2001 | Pas d'histoires ! | Co-Producer |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Title | Award/Nomination |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | The Clockmaker | Berlin International Film Festival - OCIC Award Berlin International Film Festival - Silver Berlin Bear National Board of Review Award - Top Foreign Films Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film Nominated - Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Berlin Bear |
| 1975 | Let Joy Reign Supreme | César Award for Best Director César Award for Best Screenplay, Dialogue or Adaptation French Syndicate of Cinema Critics - Best Film Nominated - César Award for Best Film |
| 1976 | The Judge and the Assassin | César Award for Best Screenplay, Dialogue or Adaptation Nominated - César Award for Best Film Nominated - César Award for Best Director |
| 1979 | Death Watch | Nominated - César Award for Best Screenplay, Dialogue or Adaptation Nominated - Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Berlin Bear Nominated - Chicago International Film Festival - Best Feature |
| 1980 | A Week's Vacation | Nominated - Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or Nominated - Chicago International Film Festival - Best Feature |
| 1981 | Coup de Torchon | French Syndicate of Cinema Critics - Best Film Nominated - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - César Award for Best Film Nominated - César Award for Best Director Nominated - César Award for Best Screenplay, Dialogue or Adaptation |
| 1984 | A Sunday in the Country | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film Cannes Film Festival - Best Director César Award for Best Adaptation London Film Critics' Circle Award for Foreign Language Film of the Year Mainichi Film Award for Foreign Film Best One Award National Board of Review Award - Top Foreign Films New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Nominated - Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or Nominated - César Award for Best Film Nominated - César Award for Best Director Nominated - National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film Nominated - National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director Nominated - National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay Nominated - New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director |
| 1986 | Round Midnight | Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists - Best Foreign Director Venice Film Festival - Pasinetti Award Nominated - National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Nominated - New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Venice Film Festival - Golden Lion |
| 1989 | Life and Nothing But | BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language European Film Award - Special Prize of the Jury Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film Tokyo International Film Festival - Best Artistic Contribution Award Viareggio EuropaCinema - Best Film Nominated - César Award for Best Film Nominated - César Award for Best Director Nominated - César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation Nominated - David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film Nominated - National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated - Tokyo International Film Festival - Tokyo Grand Prix |
| 1990 | Daddy Nostalgie | Nominated - Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| 1992 | L.627 | Nominated - César Award for Best Film Nominated - César Award for Best Director Nominated - César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation Nominated - Venice Film Festival - Golden Lion |
| La guerre sans nom | Bergamo Film Meeting - Special Mention | |
| 1995 | The Bait | Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear Nominated - Gramado Film Festival - Best Latin Film Nominated - Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists - European Silver Ribbon |
| 1996 | Captain Conan | César Award for Best Director Denver Film Festival - Krzysztof Kieslowski Award Denver Film Festival - People's Choice Award French Syndicate of Cinema Critics - Best Film San Sebastián International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize San Sebastián International Film Festival - Solidarity Award Nominated - César Award for Best Film Nominated - César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation Nominated - San Sebastián International Film Festival - Golden Seashell |
| 1999 | It All Starts Today | Berlin International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize Berlin International Film Festival - Honorable Mention Berlin International Film Festival - Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Norwegian International Film Festival - Ecumenical Film Award San Sebastián International Film Festival - Audience Award Fotogramas de Plata - Best Foreign Film Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Film Turia Award for Audience Award Turia Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated - Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear Nominated - Goya Award for Best European Film Nominated - Political Film Society Award for Democracy Nominated - Political Film Society Award for Exposé Nominated - Political Film Society Award for Human Rights Nominated - Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Foreign Film |
| 2002 | Safe Conduct | Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival - Best Film Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival - Best Director Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival - Best Screenplay Nominated - Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear |
| 2004 | Holy Lola | San Sebastián International Film Festival - Audience Award |
| 2009 | In the Electric Mist | Nominated - Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear |
| 2010 | The Princess of Montpensier | Philadelphia Film Festival - Audience Award - Honorable Mention Nominated - Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or Nominated - Chicago International Film Festival - Best Feature Nominated - César Award for Best Adaptation |
| 2013 | The French Minister (French: Quai d'Orsay)[19] | San Sebastián International Film Festival - Best Screenplay[20] Nominated - César Award for Best Adaptation Nominated - Lumière Award for Best Film Nominated - Lumière Award for Best Director Nominated - Lumière Award for Best Screenplay Nominated - San Sebastián International Film Festival - Best Film |
| 2016 | Voyage à travers le cinéma français | Nominated - Cannes Film Festival - L'Œil d'or |
References
- ^ Maslin, Janet (20 December 1982). "Clean Slate (1981) 'Coup De Torchon,' Life in a French Colony". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Filmreference.com". 10 April 2012.
- ^ a b c "Bertrand Tavernier speaks with the WSWS". World Socialist Web Site. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Berlinale 1974: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ Awards for Bertrand Tavernier at IMDb
- ^ "Berlinale: 1995 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1999 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "Hollywood Reporter: Cannes Lineup". Hollywood Reporter. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ "Cinema reaches newer heights, says Tavernier". The Hindu. 24 November 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ Higgins, Lynn A.; Kline, T. Jefferson (23 September 2016). Bertrand Tavernier: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-4968-0769-4.
- ^ "Nils Tavernier". AlloCiné (in French). Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "TAVERNIER Tiffany | Auteur • SABINE WESPIESER ÉDITEUR". SABINE WESPIESER ÉDITEUR (in French). Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Tiffany Tavernier". BFI. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (25 March 2021). "Bertrand Tavernier Dies: Legendary French Filmmaker Was 79". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Bertrand Tavernier". BFI. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ Philippe Soupault et le surréalisme. OCLC 419260572.
- ^ La Trace. OCLC 408426735.
- ^ The French minister. OCLC 882931090.
- ^ The French minister. OCLC 882931090.
- ^ "61 edition. 2013 Awards. (Jury Prize for Best Screenplay)". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bertrand Tavernier.
- Bertrand Tavernier at IMDb
- Bertrand Tavernier at the TCM Movie Database
- Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database
- Emily Zants (1999). "Bertrand Tavernier: Fractured Narrative and Bourgeois Values", The Scarecrow Press, Inc., Lanham, MD, and London. The Table of Contents and Introductory Chapter
- An interview with Bertrand Tavernier: "My job is to dream and invent, and out of this produce something that will change the world" - World Socialist Web Site
- Bertrand Tavernier speaks with the World Socialist Web Site
- An interview with Bertrand Tavernier on his film The Princess of Montpensier at subtitledonline.com
- Bertrand Tavernier in Conversation with Melinda Camber Porter PDF Archived 19 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Veteran French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier (1941–2021): In genuine appreciation - World Socialist Web Site