Photo: Georges Seguin (Okki) / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Bertrand Tavernier strikes me as a conscience of French cinema. A critic before he was a director, he gathered the Louis Delluc Prize, multiple Césars, and the 1984 Cannes Best Director award, a haul that announces a first-rate filmmaker. Yet what draws me isn't the trophies but the temperament: a man who loved cinema fiercely and served as a tireless custodian of its history. His films seem to favor a warm, patient gaze at human beings over showy stylistic flourish. He died in 2021, but his body of work and his reverence for the medium haven't faded. I feel the urge to quietly trace his filmography again.
Overview
Bertrand Tavernier (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtʁɑ̃ tavɛʁnje]; 25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bertrand Tavernier
- Name (Japanese)
- ベルトラン・タヴェルニエ
- Reading
- べるとらん・たゔぇるにえ
- Born
- April 25, 1941 – March 25, 2021
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Snake
- Origin
- Lyon, Rhône, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / film producer / writer / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1973 Louis Delluc Prize
- 1976 César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation
- 1976 César Award for Best Director
- 1977 César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation
- 1984 National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- 1984 Cannes Best Director Award
- 1985 César Award for Best Adaptation
- 1990 BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Film director — see all → · Screenwriter — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.