Bertrand Tavernier

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.

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

Height

2 cm

Occupation

film director / screenwriter / film producer / writer / actor

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

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A8

Tags

• Rhône
• film director
• screenwriter
• film producer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.