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Bertrand Tavernier

Remembering Pierre Rissient

By Bertrand Tavernier
May 15, 2018
True passion: a close friend remembers the French cinephile’s contributions to the medium

Edmond Gréville

By Bertrand Tavernier, translated by Christina Svendsen
June 22, 2017
Channel diving: filmmaker and superfan Bertrand Tavernier pays tribute to a versatile, little-known auteur who worked in France and England

The Ethical Romantic

By Bertrand Tavernier
May 13, 2013
Delmer Daves was a passionate craftsman, a progressive Republican, and a maker of exquisitely enlightened genre films

The Ephemeral Worlds of Claude Sautet

By Bertrand Tavernier
July 30, 2012
Tavernier recalls the unique talents of Claude Sautet

From the Archives: William Wellman by Bertrand Tavernier

By Bertrand Tavernier
February 10, 2012
Bertrand Tavernier examines the career of Hollywood hellraiser William Wellman.