Bertrand Tavernier (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtʁɑ̃ tavɛʁnje]; 25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer.[1]
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 Tavernier in 2017 | |
| Born | 25 April 1941 Lyon, France |
| Died | 25 March 2021 (aged 79) Sainte-Maxime, France |
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| Years active | 1960–2016 |
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| Children | 2; including Nils Tavernier |
Life and career
editTavernier 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).
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 married to screenwriter Colo Tavernier O'Hagan from 1965 to 1981.[9] They had two children. Their son, Nils Tavernier (born 1 September 1965), works as both a director and actor.[10] Their daughter, Tiffany Tavernier (born in 1967), is a novelist, screenwriter and assistant director.[11][12]
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.[13] He died on 25 March 2021 at age 79.[14]
Filmography
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.[dead link]
- ^ "Cinema reaches newer heights, says Tavernier". The Hindu. 24 November 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (25 March 2021). "Bertrand Tavernier Dies: Legendary French Filmmaker Was 79". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Bertrand Tavernier". BFI. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ Philippe Soupault et le surréalisme. OCLC 419260572. Retrieved 28 March 2021 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ La Trace. OCLC 408426735. Retrieved 28 March 2021 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ The French minister. OCLC 882931090. Retrieved 27 March 2021 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ "61 edition. 2013 Awards. (Jury Prize for Best Screenplay)". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
External links
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- 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
