Portrait of Bertrand Tavernier

Directing

Bertrand Tavernier

Career

Active from 1963 to 2017, busiest in 1984 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Sunday in the Country
A Sunday in the Country
GoodWatch score88/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • César Awards · Best Director

    1997 · Won

    Captain Conan

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Film Not in the English Language

    1990 · Won

    Life and Nothing But

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Adaptation

    1985 · Won

    A Sunday in the Country

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation

    1977 · Won

    The Judge and the Assassin

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Director

    1976 · Won · 1st César Awards

    Let Joy Reign Supreme

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation

    1976 · Won · 1st César Awards

    Let Joy Reign Supreme

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Adaptation

    2014 · Nominated

    Quai d'Orsay (film)

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Adaptation

    2011 · Nominated

    The Princess of Montpensier

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation

    1997 · Nominated

    Captain Conan

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Film

    1997 · Nominated

    Captain Conan

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation

    1993 · Nominated

    L.627

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Director

    1993 · Nominated

    L.627

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Film

    1993 · Nominated

    L.627

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Director

    1990 · Nominated

    Life and Nothing But

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation

    1990 · Nominated

    Life and Nothing But

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Film

    1990 · Nominated

    Life and Nothing But

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Director

    1985 · Nominated

    A Sunday in the Country

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Film Not in the English Language

    1985 · Nominated

    A Sunday in the Country

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Film

    1985 · Nominated

    A Sunday in the Country

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Film

    1982 · Nominated

    Coup de Torchon

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bertrand Tavernier Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • French New Wave 2
  • Historical Context 2
  • French New Wave Drama 2
  • Moral Decay 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • French Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

4 titles · average score 67
My Journey Through French Cinema
My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Lumière!
Lumière! (2016)
GoodWatch score 53

Producer

The French Minister
The French Minister (2013)
GoodWatch score 63

as Un journaliste TV (voice)

The Princess of Montpensier
The Princess of Montpensier (2010)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay, Director

2000s

8 titles · average score 64
In the Electric Mist
In the Electric Mist (2009)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Holy Lola
Holy Lola (2004)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay, Director

Seuls sont les indomptés
Seuls sont les indomptés (2003)

as Lui-même

Jane Birkin... Mother of All Babes
Jane Birkin... Mother of All Babes (2003)

Thanks

Safe Conduct
Safe Conduct (2002)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Screenplay

My Father Saved My Life
My Father Saved My Life (2001)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer

Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon
Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon (2001)

Director

Don't Make Trouble!
Don't Make Trouble! (2001)

Co-Producer

1990s

13 titles · average score 71
It All Starts Today
It All Starts Today (1999)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Writer

The Other Side of the Tracks
The Other Side of the Tracks (1997)

as Lui-même

Fred
Fred (1997)
GoodWatch score 63

Executive Producer

Captain Conan
Captain Conan (1996)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Screenplay

The Lumière Brothers' First Films
The Lumière Brothers' First Films (1996)
GoodWatch score 76

as Narrator

Fresh Bait
Fresh Bait (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Director

D'Artagnan's Daughter
D'Artagnan's Daughter (1994)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Troubles We've Seen
The Troubles We've Seen (1994)

Producer

L.627
L.627 (1992)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay, Director

The Undeclared War
The Undeclared War (1992)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Writer

Lest We Forget
Lest We Forget (1991)

Director

Daddy Nostalgia
Daddy Nostalgia (1990)
GoodWatch score 80

as Narrator (uncredited)

1980s

9 titles · average score 72
Life and Nothing But
Life and Nothing But (1989)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay, Director

Beatrice
Beatrice (1987)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

'Round Midnight
'Round Midnight (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Writer

A Sunday in the Country
A Sunday in the Country (1984)
GoodWatch score 88

as Le narrateur

Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues (1984)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Philippe Soupault et le surréalisme
Philippe Soupault et le surréalisme (1984)

as Lui-même

Coup de Torchon
Coup de Torchon (1981)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Director

Death Watch
Death Watch (1980)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Co-Producer

A Week's Vacation
A Week's Vacation (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, Producer

1970s

6 titles · average score 70
Spoiled Children
Spoiled Children (1977)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

The Question
The Question (1977)

Producer

The Judge and the Assassin
The Judge and the Assassin (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Writer

Let Joy Reign Supreme
Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Screenplay

The Watchmaker of St. Paul
The Watchmaker of St. Paul (1974)
GoodWatch score 86

Director, Writer

Don't Touch the White Woman!
Don't Touch the White Woman! (1974)
GoodWatch score 61

as Un homme du pouvoir (uncredited)

1960s

10 titles · average score 78
Paranoia
Paranoia (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

Assistant Director

Guerilla Hellcats
Guerilla Hellcats (1968)

Writer

Mexican Slayride
Mexican Slayride (1967)

Writer

A Matter of Honor
A Matter of Honor (1966)

First Assistant Director

Chance at Love
Chance at Love (1964)

Writer, Director

Les baisers
Les baisers (1964)

Director

Contempt
Contempt (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

Publicist

The Bakery Girl of Monceau
The Bakery Girl of Monceau (1963)
GoodWatch score 73

as Young Man / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Le Doulos
Le Doulos (1962)
GoodWatch score 87

Publicist

Léon Morin, Priest
Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
GoodWatch score 86

Assistant Director