Movies by Bertrand Tavernier
As a director:
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The Princess of Montpensier (2010)
Cast: Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet …
Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier
Aristocrat Marie de Mézières (Mélanie Thierry) loves the dashing Duke Henri de Guise (Gaspard Ulliel), but her father (Philippe Magnan) forces her to marry a prince she doesn't know…
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In the Electric Mist (2008)
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard …
Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier
Detective Dave Robicheaux finds himself swimming in a murky sea of corruption, deception and lies when he probes the connection between a rash of murders and a notorious New Orleans mobster…
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Safe Conduct (2002)
Cast: Jacques Gamblin, Denis Podalydès, Christian Berkel …
Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier
This epic film tells the true story of French filmmakers living in World War II Paris during the German occupation -- in particular, Jean Devaivre (Jacques Gamblin), an assistant director…
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It All Starts Today (1999)
Cast: Philippe Torreton, Maria Pitarresi, Nadia Kaci …
Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier
Director Bertrand Tavernier's powerful slice of life stars Philippe Torreton as Daniel Lefebvre, a dedicated teacher in a blue-collar French town who struggles to make a difference in…
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Capitaine Conan (1996)
Cast: Philippe Torreton, Samuel Le Bihan, Bernard Le Coq …
Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier
Unable to adjust to his dull border patrol assignment after fighting in World War I, fierce French warrior Capt. Conan (Philippe Torreton) leads his men on unauthorized raids in the Balkan…
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Fresh Bait (1995)
Cast: Marie Gillain, Olivier Sitruk, Bruno Putzulu …
Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier
In this stylish drama, acclaimed French director Bertrand Tavernier trains his lens on modern-day values and produces a stunning, honest film. It opens with seductive beauty Nathalie (Mari…
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Revenge of the Musketeers (1994)
Cast: Sophie Marceau, Philippe Noiret, Claude Rich …
Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier
Raised in a nunnery, Eloise (Sophie Marceau), the daughter of D'Artagnan, discovers a conspiracy to overthrow the king of France. Leaving the cloister, she enlists the aid of her father…
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Daddy Nostalgia (1991)
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Jane Birkin, Odette Laure …
Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier
To err is human, to forgive, indeed, divine in this drama by Bertrand Tavernier about a daughter (Emmanuelle Bataille) who discovers the power in forgiveness and reconciliation. Her father…
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Life and Nothing But (1989)
Cast: Philippe Noiret, Sabine Azéma, Pascale Vignal …
Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier
Maj. Dellaplane (Philippe Noiret) is a military man in World War I who takes on the unenviable, emotionally painful task of sifting through the bodies of men killed in the Verdun countryside…
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'Round Midnight (1986)
Cast: Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker …
Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier
In this moody drama, Gallic bebop buff Francis Borler (François Cluzet) befriends self-destructive jazz great Dale Turner (Dexter Gordon), an American expatriate who left seeking a more…
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Sunday in the Country (1984)
Cast: Michel Aumont, Sabine Azéma, Louis Ducreux …
Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier
This portrait of French family life circa World War I looks at the Ladmiral family, whose patriarch is an old painter living in the country. The film's impressionistic style comes…
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Coup de Torchon (1981)
Cast: Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Marielle …
Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier
Director Bertrand Tavernier transplants Jim Thompson's pulp novel Pop. 1280 from the American South to colonial Africa. In a dusty Senegal village, everyone likes to humiliate inept…
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Death Watch (1980)
Cast: Romy Schneider, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton …
Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier
Roddy, a journalist, has a device implanted in his brain that turns him into a camera. His employers instruct him to follow a dying woman 24 hours a day so her final hours will be broadcast…
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Let Joy Reign Supreme (1974)
Cast: Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Jean-Pierre Marielle …
Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier
Director Bertrand Tavernier takes a look at the 18th century reign of Philippe d'Orléans, the French regent who juggled his lust for debauchery with his political…
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The Clockmaker (1974)
Cast: Julien Bertheau, Philippe Noiret, Sylvain Rougerie …
Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier
Michel Descombes (Philippe Noiret) is a quiet, unassuming watchmaker who learns from the police that his son Bernard (Sylvain Rougerie) is the primary suspect in a murder case. Realizing he…