Bertrand Tavernier's best films
The top 3 according to 8 votes from people: Round Midnight (1986) · L.627 (1992) · Capitaine Conan (1996). (Updated Feb 4, 2023.)
The Lyon-born director, from The Clockmaker to The French Minister: his films ranked from SensCritique, Écran Large and Tribune de Lyon.
Automatically translated (original in Français). See the original
Top 14
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1
Round Midnight (1986)
Dexter Gordon as a jazzman in Paris; Oscar for Herbie Hancock's score.
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2
L.627 (1992)
An under-resourced drug squad.
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3
Capitaine Conan (1996)
The war goes on in the Balkans after 1918; César for best director.
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4
It All Starts Today (1999)
A nursery-school headmaster in northern France.
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5
Safe Conduct (2002)
French cinema under the Occupation.
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6
The French Minister (2013)
Thierry Lhermitte as France's foreign minister.
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7
Life and Nothing But (1989)
Philippe Noiret counts the missing of the Great War; César for best actor.
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8
The Judge and the Assassin (1976)
Philippe Noiret and Michel Galabru, César for best actor.
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9
The Clockmaker (1974)
His first film, from Simenon; Prix Louis-Delluc.
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10
Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
The Regency, with Philippe Noiret; César for best director.
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11
A Sunday in the Country (1984)
An old painter's family visits; best director at Cannes.
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12
The Princess of Montpensier (2010)
Mélanie Thierry, from Madame de La Fayette.
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13
My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)
His documentary on the films he loves.
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14
Coup de Torchon (1981)
Philippe Noiret in colonial Africa, from Jim Thompson.
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