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Bertrand Tavernier
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Film & TV
Lyon, Rhône, France
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…
Known for
- Lumière, Le Cinéma! — Self2024
- Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible — Self (archive footage)2020
- Les Secrets de la belle endormie — Self2020
- An American Named Kazan — Self2019
- Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta — Self2019
- Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure — Self2018
- Souvenirs de Voyage2017
- Journeys Through French Cinema — Self2017
- Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires — Self2016
- M présenté par Bertrand Tavernier — Self2016
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1941-04-25 ) 25 April 1941, Lyon , France
- Died
- 25 March 2021 (2021-03-25) (aged 79), Sainte-Maxime , France
- Occupations
- Director screenwriter producer actor
- Years active
- 1960–2016
- Spouse
- Colo Tavernier O'Hagan ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1965 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1981 )
- Children
- 2; including Nils Tavernier
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bertrand
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 6th arrondissement of Lyon
- Place of death
- Sainte-Maxime
- Spouse
- Colo Tavernier O'Hagan
- Father
- René Tavernier
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- Lycée Henri-IV
- Employer
- Cahiers du cinéma
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Field of work
- film production
- Image
- Bertrand Tavernier Deauville 2017.jpg
- Height
- 1.8
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Lyon
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- Commons category
- Bertrand Tavernier
- date of birth
- 1941-04-25
- influenced by
- Satyajit Ray
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Film
- name in native language
- Bertrand Tavernier
- topic has template
- Template:Bertrand Tavernier
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- archives at
- Cinémathèque Française
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Bertrand Tavernier
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- floruit
- 1980-01-01
- date of death
- 2021-03-25
- cause of death
- pancreatitis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Bertrand René Maurice Tavernier
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Encyclopedic overview
Bertrand Tavernier ( French pronunciation: [bɛʁtʁɑ̃ tavɛʁnje]; 25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Life and career
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