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Tag Archives: Bertrand Tavernier
Captain Conan / 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 »
A Sunday in the Country / 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 »
Daddy nostalgie / Daddy Nostalgia (1990) Bertrand Tavernier, Dirk Bogarde, Jane Birkin, Odette Laure, Drama
Une semaine de vacances / A Week’s Vacation (1980) Bertrand Tavernier, Nathalie Baye, Gérard Lanvin, Flore Fitzgerald, Drama
Laurence, a young schoolteacher from Lyons, takes a week’s leave. During the break, she reflects on her career and her personal life.
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