Bertrand Tavernier was obsessed with movies. He wrote two books on American film, directed a more than three-hour documentary on French cinema, won best director at the Cannes Film Festival, and was ...

French director Bertrand Tavernier (“Round Midnight”) – who recently concluded a major TV documentary series, “My Journey Into French Cinema” – received a career tribute award Sunday at the Marrakech ...

The news of beloved and revered French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier’s death has struck a chord in France and around the world with a flurry of cinephiles, filmmakers, critics, industry figures and ...

Bertrand Tavernier grew up in Lyon, France, surrounded by French Resistance members and intellectuals, acquaintances of his father, a noted writer and poet. Although he knew he wanted to be a director ...

30/03/2009 - Interview with the French director before the international press at the Berlin International Film Festival, where In the Electric Mist screened in official competition film profile] ...

Bertrand Tavernier loves cinema. Along the lines of A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies, Tavernier presents us with a sharp and personal approach to French cinema, the ...

PARIS, March 25 (Reuters) - French film director Bertrand Tavernier, who won international acclaim with his 1986 jazz film "Round Midnight", has died, the Institut Lumiere film museum said on its ...

I very much believe the statement by Faulkner when he says, ‘The past is not dead. It’s not even past,’ ” notes Bertrand Tavernier, the veteran French filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. The quote ...

LE RÃ?ALISATEUR et président d'honneur du Ciné Meaux Club, Bertrand Tavernier, était déjà venu, il y a deux ans, présenter « Ã?a commence aujourd'hui ». Il revient ce soir parler de son dernier film : ...

“We at the DGA mourn the loss of Bertrand Tavernier, a great director and a great friend of directors. Our Guild's strong bond with Bertrand dates back four decades as we joined together in our ...

Bertrand Tavernier, the prolific French filmmaker noted for films such as “Coup de Torchon” (1981), “A Sunday in the Country” (1984) and “Round Midnight” (1986), has died. He was 79. The director’s ...