Bertrand Tavernier

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The French Minister
6.4

The French Minister

Nov. 06, 2013

The French Minister

Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is a force to be reckoned with. With his silver mane and tanned, athletic body, he stalks the world stage as Minister ...
The Princess of Montpensier
6.5

The Princess of Montpensier

Set in the high courts of 16th Century France, where the wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants are raging. Marie de Mézières, a ...
In the Electric Mist
6.1

In the Electric Mist

Apr. 15, 2009

In the Electric Mist

Lt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie (Baby ...
Safe Conduct
6.9

Safe Conduct

Jan. 09, 2002

Safe Conduct

The film is about the French film industry from 1942 to 1944 during the Nazi occupation. The film focuses on assistant director and resistance ...
It All Starts Today
7.4

It All Starts Today

Mar. 12, 1999

It All Starts Today

In a mining town which has been blighted by economic downturns, an elementary school headmaster struggles to obtain social services on behalf of ...
Captain Conan
7.2

Captain Conan

Oct. 16, 1996

Captain Conan

The last days of World War I, Eastern front. Captain Conan, a lone wolf, a true warrior, leads a band of ruthless French fighters who love ...
Fresh Bait
6.8

Fresh Bait

Mar. 08, 1995

Fresh Bait

With the ambition to start a boutique overseas but without the means to do so, Nathalie finds herself in a desperate situation, where she would ...
L.627
7.2

L.627

Sep. 09, 1992

L.627

In Paris, Lulu, a passionate policeman, works with the faith of a rookie, despite the sclerotic bureaucracy and the incompetence or negligence of ...
La Guerre sans nom
7.9

La Guerre sans nom

Jan. 01, 1991

La Guerre sans nom

Documentary on the French-Algerian conflict 1954-1962 which was never officially called a „war“, including interviews with some of ...
‘Round Midnight
7.4

‘Round Midnight

Sep. 23, 1986

‘Round Midnight

Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young ...
A Sunday in the Country
7.4

A Sunday in the Country

In France, before WWI. As every Sunday, an old painter living in the country is visited by his son Gonzague, coming with his wife and his three ...
Coup de Torchon
7.4

Coup de Torchon

Nov. 04, 1981

Coup de Torchon

A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life, and resorts to drastic means to achieve it.
A Week’s Vacation
6.7

A Week’s Vacation

Jun. 02, 1980

A Week’s Vacation

Laurence, a young schoolteacher from Lyon, takes a week’s leave. During the break, she reflects on her career and her personal life.
Death Watch
6.6

Death Watch

Jan. 23, 1980

Death Watch

In a future world where the disease has been finally defeated and everything can be sold, even the crude spectacle of death, the rare case of a ...
Spoiled Children
6.5

Spoiled Children

Sep. 06, 1977

Spoiled Children

Successful writer/director Bernard Rougerie is at a creative dead end and decides to isolate himself from his wife in order to complete the ...
The Judge and the Assassin
7.3

The Judge and the Assassin

France, 1893. Joseph Bouvier attempts to shoot his love who refused to marry him and to commit suicide. Upon release from the filthy asylum where ...
Let Joy Reign Supreme
7

Let Joy Reign Supreme

Mar. 23, 1975

Let Joy Reign Supreme

A look at 18th-century France, when the authorities depravity contributed to social oppression, and the uprisings flared up one after another.
Léon Morin, Priest
7.5

Léon Morin, Priest

Sep. 21, 1961

Léon Morin, Priest

The widow Barny lives in Nazi-occupied France, looking after her half-Jewish daughter in a small village. When the Germans arrive, she decides to ...