The story begins on the autumn of 1654 in South France. Eloise lives in a cloister. Read More »
Tag Archives: Bertrand Tavernier
Holy Lola (2004) Bertrand Tavernier, Jacques Gamblin, Isabelle Carré, Bruno Putzulu
The trials and tribulations of a French couple’s efforts to adopt an orphan baby in Cambodia. Read More »
The Passion of Beatrice AKA La passion Béatrice (1987) Bertrand Tavernier, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Julie Delpy, Nils Tavernier
A warrior leaves home to fight in the Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453) between France and England. Read More »
My Journey Through French Cinema AKA Voyage à travers le cinéma français (2016) Bertrand Tavernier, François Truffaut, Jean-Paul Gaultier
Bertrand Tavernier’s personal journey through French cinema, from films he enjoyed Read More »
The Watchmaker of St. Paul AKA L’horloger de Saint-Paul (1974) Bertrand Tavernier, Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Jacques Denis
Michel Descombes is a watchmaker in the district of Saint-Paul, Lyons. Read More »
Captain Conan AKA Capitaine Conan (1996) Bertrand Tavernier, Philippe Torreton, Samuel Le Bihan, Bernard Le Coq
Bulgaria near the end of World War I: Conan, warrior and wolf, leads a band Read More »
The Bait AKA L’appât (1995) Bertrand Tavernier, Marie Gillain, Olivier Sitruk, Bruno Putzulu
Three adolescents, a girl who serves as the priming and two boys Read More »
A Sunday in the Country AKA Un dimanche à la campagne (1984) Bertrand Tavernier, Louis Ducreux, Michel Aumont, Sabine Azéma
In France, before WWI. As every Sunday, an old painter living in the country is visited by his son Gonzague Read More »
‘Round Midnight (1986) Bertrand Tavernier, Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker
In ‘Round Midnight, real-life jazz legend Dexter Gordon brilliantly portrays the fictional tenor sax player Dale Turner Read More »
The Princess of Montpensier AKA La princesse de Montpensier (2010) Bertrand Tavernier, Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Gaspard Ulliel
Bertrand Tavernier is in top form with this gripping, superbly mounted drama Read More »
Death Watch (1980) Bertrand Tavernier, Romy Schneider, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton
Roddy has a camera implanted in his brain. He is then hired by a television Producer to film a documentary of terminally ill Katherine, without her knowledge. Read More »
L.627 (1992) Bertrand Tavernier, Avec Didier Bezace, Jean-Paul Comart, Charlotte Kady, Philippe Torreton, Crime, Drama, Thriller
A police inspector more because he loves it than because it’s his job, Lucien Marquet, 35, nicknamed Lulu, spends his nights and days sniffing out clues that might lead to solving cases. Read More »
La vie et rien d’autre / Life and Nothing But (1989) Bertrand Tavernier, Philippe Noiret, Sabine Azéma, Pascale Vignal, Drama, War
January, 1920. 350,000 French soldiers remain missing in action. Major Dellaplane tirelessly matches the dead and the wounded with families’ descriptions. Read More »
Le juge et l’assassin / The Judge and the Assassin (1976) Bertrand Tavernier, Philippe Noiret, Michel Galabru, Isabelle Huppert, Crime, Drama, History
France, 1893. Joseph Bouvier, a former Sergeant in the French military, shoots his beloved and attempts to kill himself. Read More »
