Bertrand Tavernier was obsessed with movies. He wrote two books on American film, directed a more than three-hour documentary on French cinema, won best director at the Cannes Film Festival, and was ...

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 ...

French director Bertrand Tavernier (“Round Midnight”) – who recently concluded a major TV documentary series, “My Journey Into French Cinema” – received a career tribute award Sunday at the Marrakech ...

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 ...

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 ...

30/03/2009 - Interview with the French director before the international press at the Berlin International Film Festival, where In the Electric Mist screened in official competition film profile] ...

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 ...

LE RÃ?ALISATEUR et président d'honneur du Ciné Meaux Club, Bertrand Tavernier, était déjà venu, il y a deux ans, présenter « Ã?a commence aujourd'hui ». Il revient ce soir parler de son dernier film : ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Best known in the U.S. for his jazz film Round Midnight, Bertrand Tavernier directed some 40 features and documentaries. He was also a noted film historian, the author of 50 Years of American Cinema, ...

Bertrand Tavernier, the prolific French filmmaker noted for films such as “Coup de Torchon” (1981), “A Sunday in the Country” (1984) and “Round Midnight” (1986), has died. He was 79. The director’s ...