Bertrand Tavernier, a French director, screenwriter and film critic known for his films “The Clockmaker of St. Paul,” “‘Round Midnight” and “A Sunday in the Country,” has died. He was 79. Tavernier ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

CANNES, France (Reuters) - Veteran French director Bertrand Tavernier constructs a "16th century thriller" in "La Princesse de Montpensier," a tale of passion, betrayal and vengeance showing at the ...

BERTRAND TAVERNIER is almost 4,000 miles away, speaking on the phone from his Paris home. But it's easy enough to conjure up his face, as seen in numerous photographs and the 1996 TV documentary "A ...

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 ...

“Coup de Torchon” (1981), set to be feted with a one-week revival at Film Forum starting December 1, has to be among the most cynical films ever made. Granted, the competition is stiff and, given the ...

“Renoir himself claimed that a film director should have the arrogance to believe that he can change the world but the modesty to believe that if he succeeds in deeply moving four people, it’s a ...

“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 ...