Bertrand Tavernier was a French director, screenwriter, actor and producer.
10 Facts About Bertrand Tavernier
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Bertrand Tavernier said his father's publishing of a wartime resistance journal and aid to anti-Nazi intellectuals shaped his moral outlook as an artist.
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Bertrand Tavernier wanted to become a filmmaker from the age of 13 or 14 years.
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Bertrand Tavernier said that his cinematic influences included filmmakers John Ford, William Wellman, Jean Renoir, Jean Vigo and Jacques Becker.
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Bertrand Tavernier was influenced by the 1968 general strike in France.
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Bertrand Tavernier associated with the OCI between 1973 and 1975, and was particularly struck by the writing of Leon Trotsky.
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Bertrand Tavernier won the BAFTA for best film in a language other than English in 1990 for Life and Nothing But and a total of four Cesar Awards and was joint winner of another.
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Bertrand Tavernier was married to screenwriter Claudine O'Hagan from 1965 to 1981.
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Bertrand Tavernier was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 42nd International Film Festival of India in Goa for his outstanding achievements and work in the film industry.
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Bertrand Tavernier died on 25 March 2021 at age 79, a month before his 80th birthday.