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Bertrand Tavernier

French film director (1941–2021)

5.09body-of-work score · ranked #206 of 2631 directors · 11 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
April 25, 1941 · Lyon
Died
March 25, 2021 · Sainte-Maxime
Nationality
France
Work
film director, screenwriter, film producer, writer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Bertrand Tavernier
Georges Biard · CC BY-SA 3.0

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    Round Midnight

    1986 · United States / France · musical, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1986 #4 · Ebert's annual top 10 1986 #2 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    1.235 citations
  2. 2
    The BaitL'Appât

    1995 · France · crime, drama

    Berlin Golden Bear winner 1995 · Kehr's annual top 10 1995 #6

    1.182 citations
  3. 3
    A Sunday in the CountryUn dimanche à la campagne

    1984 · France · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1985 #8 · Kehr's annual top 10 1984 #5 · Sarris's annual top 10 1984 #7

    0.814 citations
  4. 4
    The ClockmakerL'Horloger de Saint-Paul

    1974 · France · drama, crime

    Ebert's annual top 10 1976 #4 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.382 citations
  5. 5
    Captain ConanCapitaine Conan

    1996 · France · war

    Kehr's annual top 10 1997 #7 · Sarris's annual top 10 1997 #9

    0.322 citations
  6. 6
    Coup de Torchon

    1981 · France · comedy, crime, drama

    Criterion Collection spine #106 · Kehr's annual top 10 1982 #null

    0.312 citations
  7. 7
    A Week's VacationUne semaine de vacances

    1980 · France · drama

    Sarris's annual top 10 1982 #3

    0.251 citation
  8. 8
    The Judge and the AssassinLe Juge et l'Assassin

    1976 · France · drama, crime, comedy

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.171 citation
  9. 9
    It All Starts TodayÇa commence aujourd'hui

    1999 · France · drama

    Sarris's annual top 10 2000 #8

    0.161 citation
  10. 10
    Daddy Nostalgie

    1990 · France · drama

    Siskel's annual top 10 1991 #9

    0.151 citation
  11. 11
    Safe ConductLaissez-passer

    2002 · France · drama

    Sarris's annual top 10 2002 #null

    0.141 citation

Complete filmography

All 30 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.